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Where does “cenobitical” come from?

cenobitical (English) comes from English cenobite, from Ecclesiastical Latin coenobita, from Latin coenobium, from Koine Greek κοινόβῐον, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιος, from Ancient Greek κοινός, from Proto-Hellenic koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cenobitical (English): Alternative form of cenobitic

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cenobitic

Ancestry of “cenobitical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcenobiteA new or recent member of a Greek monastic...
2Ecclesiastical Latincoenobitabrother, fellow monk
3Latincoenobiummonastery, convent, cloister
4Koine Greekκοινόβῐονlife in community”, “monastery; life in...
5Ancient Greekκοινόβιοςcommunal living
6Ancient Greekκοινόςcommon; public, general
7Proto-Hellenickoňňós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱomyós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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