Where does “monasilyo” come from?

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

monasilyo (Tagalog): acolyte; sacristan

Definitions

  1. acolyte; sacristan

Ancestry of “monasilyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonacilloaltar boy; Turkcap; Turk's turban
2Latinmonachellus
3Latinmonāchusmonk
4Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος