English
Monos
Monos comes from Spanish mono ‘monkey’, and goes back to Arabic مَيْمُون ‘baboon, mandrill’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَيْمُون‘baboon, mandrill’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmaimón‘monkey’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmono‘monkey’
- EnglishtodayMonos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَيْمُون‘baboon, mandrill’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmaimón‘monkey’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmono‘monkey’
- EnglishtodayMonos
The story
The island formerly housed Guyanan red howlers (‘Alouatta macconnelli’).
Every English word from Arabic مَيْمُون
Today it means
name An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مَيْمُون / Monos