Where does “manach” come from?

manach (Old Irish) comes from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

manach (Old Irish): monk; tenant of church lands; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. monk; tenant of church lands; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “manach”, step by step

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

Words derived from “manach”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →