monxe

Betekenis (Engels)

monk

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmonʃe/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Old Provençal: monge

Verwante met Portugees: monge

Verwante met Spaans: monje

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese monge~monje (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus. Compare Portuguese monge, Spanish monje.