Where does “cenobitism” come from?
cenobitism (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,...
cenobitism (English): The state of being a cenobite; the belief or...
Definitions
- The state of being a cenobite; the belief or...
Ancestry of “cenobitism”, step by step
cenobitism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cenobite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cenobite | A new or recent member of a Greek monastic... |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | coenobita | brother, fellow monk |
| 3 | Latin | coenobium | monastery, convent, cloister |
| 4 | Koine Greek | κοινόβῐον | life in community”, “monastery; life in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοινόβιος | communal living |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοινός | common; public, general |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | koňňós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱomyós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via French cénobitisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cénobitisme | — |