Where does “schimnomonahie” come from?
schimnomonahie (Romanian) comes from Romanian monahie, from Romanian monah, from Old Church Slavonic монахъ, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
schimnomonahie (Romanian): asceticism
Definitions
- asceticism
Ancestry of “schimnomonahie”, step by step
schimnomonahie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian monahie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | monahie | monasticism |
| 2 | Romanian | monah | monk |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | монахъ | — |
| 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 | — |
via Romanian schimnic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | schimnic | hermit |