Where does “monja” come from?
monja (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese monge, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “monja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | monge | — |
| 2 | Old Occitan | monge | monk |
| 3 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | monāchus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “monja”