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
- drunkenness, fuddle; female equivalent of mono;...
Ancestry of “mona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mono | cute, pretty; blond, blonde; monkey |
| 2 | Spanish | maimón | a type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A... |
| 3 | Arabic | ميمون | baboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,... |
| 4 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
Words derived from “mona”