Where does “monik” come from?
monik (Old Dutch) comes 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 “monik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | munik | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “monik”