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Where does “munkahetta” come from?

munkahetta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic munkur, from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

munkahetta (Icelandic): monk's cowl, monk's hood; ragged robin

Definitions

  1. monk's cowl, monk's hood; ragged robin

Ancestry of “munkahetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmunkurmonk
2Old Norsemunkrmonk
3Old Englishmunucmonk
4Latinmonachusmonk
5Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
6Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
7Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
8Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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