Where does “monje” come from?

monje (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monje (Spanish): monk

Definitions

monk

Ancestry of “monje”, step by step

monje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan monge

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	monge	monk
2	Late Latin	monicus	—
3	Latin	monāchus	monk
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 Latin monachus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	monachus	monk

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