Where does “monahie” come from?

monahie (Romanian) comes from Romanian monah, from Old Church Slavonic монахъ, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monahie (Romanian): monasticism

Definitions

  1. monasticism

Ancestry of “monahie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmonahmonk
2Old Church Slavonicмонахъ
3Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
4Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

Words derived from “monahie

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος