Where does “Mönchsgeier” come from?
Mönchsgeier (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.
Mönchsgeier (German): Eurasian black vulture
Definitions
- Eurasian black vulture
Ancestry of “Mönchsgeier”, step by step
Mönchsgeier 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 | — |