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Where does “moine” come from?

moine (French) comes from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus.

moine (French): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “moine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmoinemonk
2Old Frenchmonie—
3Latinmonicus—

Words derived from “moine”

  • Lemoine
Every word from Latin monicus →