Where does “monacillo” come from?

monacillo (Spanish) comes from Latin monachellus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monacillo (Spanish): altar boy; Turkcap; Turk's turban

Definitions

  1. altar boy; Turkcap; Turk's turban

Ancestry of “monacillo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “monacillo”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →