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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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,... |