Proto-Hellenic

*mónwos

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Hellenic *mónwos.

19 English words in this record descend from Proto-Hellenic *mónwos, most familiar first.

• monk ← munuc ← *munik ← monicus ← μοναχός
• monastery ← monasterie ← monastere ← monastērium ← μοναστήριον
• munch ← mynchene ← myneċenu ← munec ← munuc
• minster ← mynster ← mynster ← monastērium ← μοναστήριον
• monism ← monismus ← μόνος
• monazite ← Monazit ← μονάζω ← μόνος
• malvasia ← Μονεμβασία ← μόνος
• monomorphic ← μόνος
• monkhood ← monkehode ← munuchād ← munuc ← *munik
• malmsey ← malmesye ← malemeseye ← Μονεμβασία ← μόνος
• monial ← monyale ← monialis ← μόνος
• malvoisie ← malvesye ← malvesey ← malvasia ← Μονεμβασία

More words from *mónwos

• monochasium
• monachism
• monothalamous
• monachal
• monjita
• monorotor
• mynchen

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *mónwos