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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmonik
2Old Saxonmunik
3Late Latinmonicus
4Latinmonāchusmonk
5Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
6Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
7Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
8Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

Words derived from “monic

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος
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