Where does “manachas” come from?
manachas (Irish) comes from Irish manach, from Old Irish manach, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
manachas (Irish): monasticism
Definitions
- monasticism
Ancestry of “manachas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | manach | monk; tenant of church lands |
| 2 | Old Irish | manach | monk; tenant of church lands; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | monāchus | monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |