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Where does “mona” come from?

mona (Spanish) comes from Spanish mono, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

mona (Spanish): drunkenness, fuddle; female equivalent of mono;...

Definitions

  1. drunkenness, fuddle; female equivalent of mono;...

Ancestry of “mona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonocute, pretty; blond, blonde; monkey
2Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
3Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

Words derived from “mona”

  • mona
  • amonarse
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →