Where does “monaca” come from?
monaca (Italian) comes from Latin monacha, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monaca (Italian): female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person...
Definitions
- female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person...
Ancestry of “monaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | monacha | nun |
| 2 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “monaca”