Where does “monje” come from?

monje (Old Portuguese) comes 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 “monje”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	monge	monk
2	Late Latin	monicus	—
3	Latin	monāchus	monk
4	Ancient Greek	μοναχός	solitary, single; monk, monastic
5	Ancient Greek	μόνος	alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6	Ancient Greek	σπέρμα	seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7	Proto-Hellenic	*spérmə	—

Words derived from “monje”

monge
Monge
monxe
Monge
foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo
hieromonge
Monge

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