Where does “koinonia” come from?
Koinonia comes from Ancient Greek κοινωνία, meaning communion or participation in common.
koinonia (English): Communion by intimate participation, associated...
Definitions
- Communion by intimate participation, associated...
Ancestry of “koinonia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κοινωνία | community, communion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κοινωνός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοινός | common; public, general |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | koňňós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱomyós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |