Where does “cenobit” come from?
cenobit (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cenobit (Romanian): cenobite
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- cenobite
Ancestry of “cenobit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cénobite | cenobite |
| 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,... |