Where does “mono” come from?

mono (Galician) comes from Spanish moño, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

mono (Galician): ape

Definitions

  1. ape

Ancestry of “mono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmoñobun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie
2Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
3Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic ميمون →