Where does “monic” come from?
monic (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch monik, from Old Saxon munik, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “monic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | monik | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | munik | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “monic”