myEtymology.com: French etymology of monastere

Etymology of the French word monastere

the Old French word monastere

derived from the Latin word monasterium (monastery)

derived from the Late Greek word monasterion, μοναστήριον

derived from the Greek word monazein, μονάζω

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

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

Word found in Old French