Where does “cenobitic” come from?
cenobitic (English) comes from French cénobitique, from French cénobite, from Ecclesiastical Latin coenobita, from Latin coenobium, from Koine Greek κοινόβῐον, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιος, from Ancient Greek κοινός, from Proto-Hellenic koňňós — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cenobitic (English): Of or pertaining to a cenobite
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a cenobite
Ancestry of “cenobitic”, step by step
cenobitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French cénobitique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cénobitique | cenobitic |
| 2 | French | cénobite | cenobite |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | coenobita | brother, fellow monk |
| 4 | Latin | coenobium | monastery, convent, cloister |
| 5 | Koine Greek | κοινόβῐον | life in community”, “monastery; life in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοινόβιος | communal living |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοινός | common; public, general |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | koňňós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱomyós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |