Etymology of the Latin word monachus
the Latin word
monachus (monk)
derived from the Late Greek word
monachusderived 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-Derivations in Latin
monachalis,
monachellusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
munëg, Church Latin
monachalis, English
monk, Italian
monaco, Portuguese
monacal, Portuguese
monacato, Portuguese
monge, Portuguese
mogo, Spanish
monacato, Spanish
mongoCognates
Catalan
monjo, Dutch
monnik, English
monk, French
moine, German
Mönch, Icelandic
munkur, Italian
monaco, Italian
monacho, Polish
mnich, Russian
мoнax, Swedish
munkUsage
Word found in Church Latin, Late Latin
