Where does “monicus” come from?

monicus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ancestry of “monicus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	monachus	monk
2	Ancient Greek	μοναχός	solitary, single; monk, monastic
3	Ancient Greek	μόνος	alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4	Ancient Greek	σπέρμα	seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5	Proto-Hellenic	*spérmə	—

Words derived from “monicus”

Monje
monjita
monjita
monja
Monje
monjería
monje
Lemoine
moine
Mönchsgeier
Mönch
mönchisch
monge
Monge
monja
monjo
Mnich
mnich
mniszy
mnich
moingne
moigne
moine
monghe

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