myEtymology.com: English etymology of monkery

Etymology of the English word monkery

the English word monkery

derived from the English word monk

derived from the Latin word monachus (monk)

derived from the Late Greek word monachus

derived from the Greek word monachos, μόναχος

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

using the English suffix -ery

derived from the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)