Where does “monkehode” come from?
monkehode (Middle English) comes from Old English munuchād, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “monkehode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | munuchād | monkhood, the state of being a member of a monastery |
| 2 | Old English | munuc | monk |
| 3 | Latin | monachus | monk |
| 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 | — |