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Where does “munih” come from?

munih (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ancestry of “munih”, step by step

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

Words derived from “munih”

  • Mönchsgeier
  • Mönch
  • mönchisch
  • Mnich
  • mnich
  • mniszy
  • mnich
  • münech
  • Mënch
  • мънихъ
  • mnich
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →