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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

  1. female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person...

Ancestry of “monaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonachanun
2Latinmonāchus—
3Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
4Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “monaca”

  • mòneka
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