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	monk
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”

mòneka
smonacare
monachina

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →