Where does “mănăstioară” come from?
mănăstioară (Romanian) comes from Romanian mănăstire, from Russian монасты́рь, from Greek μοναστήρι, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
mănăstioară (Romanian): small monastery
Definitions
- small monastery
Ancestry of “mănăstioară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mănăstire | monastery |
| 2 | Russian | монасты́рь | monastery, convent |
| 3 | Greek | μοναστήρι | An abbey, monastery, convent, cloister |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναστήριον | solitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |