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
munih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin monicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via Latin monicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |