Where does “mynstermunuc” come from?

mynstermunuc (Old English) comes from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

mynstermunuc (Old English): a monk living in a monastery

Definitions

  1. a monk living in a monastery

Ancestry of “mynstermunuc”, step by step

mynstermunuc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English munuc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmunucmonk
2Latinmonachusmonk
3Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
4Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

via Old English mynster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmynstermonastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral
2Latinmonastēriummonastery
3Ancient Greekμοναστήριονsolitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος