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Where does “monacha” come from?

monacha (Latin) comes from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monacha (Latin): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “monacha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “monacha”

  • monaca
  • mòneka
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