Where does “mòneka” come from?
mòneka (Italiot Greek) 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.
mòneka (Italiot Greek): nun
Ancestry of “mòneka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | monaca | female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person... |
| 2 | Latin | monacha | nun |
| 3 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 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 | — |