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Where does “moni” come from?

moni (Middle English) comes from Old English maniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

Ancestry of “moni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaniġmany, much
2Proto-West Germanic*manag—
3Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “moni”

  • manyness
  • manyfold
  • manyplies
  • overmany
  • maniness
  • manywise
  • many-sided
  • manycore
  • many-branched
  • many-sidedness
  • many-handed
  • many-handedness
  • many-handedly
  • many
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