Where does “monxe” come from?

monxe (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese monje, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monxe (Galician): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “monxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemonje
2Old Occitanmongemonk
3Late Latinmonicus
4Latinmonāchusmonk
5Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
6Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
7Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
8Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος