monk

monk · noun, verb¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμοναχός“single, solitary”
2. Late Latin · derived frommonicus
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*munik
4. Old English · inherited frommunuc
5. Middle English · inherited frommonk
6. English todaymonk

From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

monk · noun²

By shortening.

Words from the same roots