Where does “monjil” come from?
monjil (Spanish) comes from Spanish Monje, from Old Spanish monje, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
monjil (Spanish): nun
Definitions
- nun
Ancestry of “monjil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Monje | monk |
| 2 | Old Spanish | monje | monk |
| 3 | Old Occitan | monge | monk |
| 4 | Late Latin | monicus | — |
| 5 | Latin | monāchus | monk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |