Where does “smonacare” come from?
smonacare (Italian) comes from Italian monaca, from Latin monacha, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
smonacare (Italian): to defrock (or dismiss from a monastic order)
Definitions
- to defrock (or dismiss from a monastic order)
Ancestry of “smonacare”, step by step
smonacare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian monaca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monaca | female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person... |
| 2 | Latin | monacha | nun |
| 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 | — |