Where does “mnich” come from?

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

mnich (Polish): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “mnich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmnichmonk
2Old High Germanmunih—
3Vulgar Latinmonicus—
4Late Latinmonachusmonk
5Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
6Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
7Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
8Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →