Where does “Kapuzinermönch” come from?
Kapuzinermönch (German) comes from German Mönch, from Middle High German münech, from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
Kapuzinermönch (German): Capuchin friar, Capuchin
Definitions
- Capuchin friar, Capuchin
Ancestry of “Kapuzinermönch”, step by step
Kapuzinermönch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mönch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mönch | monk; blackcap |
| 2 | Middle High German | münech | — |
| 3 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via German Kapuziner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapuziner | Capuchin |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |