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Where does “κοινός” come from?

κοινός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

κοινός (Ancient Greek): common; public, general

Definitions

  1. common; public, general

Ancestry of “κοινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickoňňós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱomyós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “κοινός”

  • koine
  • coenobium
  • coenurus
  • cenobium
  • coenesthesis
  • koineisation
  • coenospecies
  • coenure
  • koinomatter
  • apokoinou
  • Koine
  • coenenchym
  • coen-
  • koinëisation
  • koinophilia
  • coenobium
  • koiné
  • κοινός
  • κοινόν
  • κοινόω
  • κοινή
  • ἀπόκοινός
  • κοινόβιον
  • κοινόβιος
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