Where does “mostier” come from?
mostier (Old French) comes from Latin monisterium, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
mostier (Old French): minster
Ancestry of “mostier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | monisterium | — |
| 2 | Latin | monastērium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοναστήριον | solitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “mostier”