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Where does “monito del monte” come from?

monito del monte (Spanish) comes from Spanish monito, from Spanish moño, from Spanish maimón, from Arabic ميمون, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

monito del monte (Spanish): a monito del monte

Definitions

  1. a monito del monte

Ancestry of “monito del monte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmonitoDiminutive of mono
2Spanishmoñobun, chignon; bow; bow tie, bowtie
3Spanishmaimóna type of monkey with having prehensile tail; A...
4Arabicميمونbaboon, mandrill; auspicious, blessed, favorable,...
5Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
6Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

Words derived from “monito del monte”

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