Etymograph

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Koine

Koine comes from Ancient Greek κοινός ‘common’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘with’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘with’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱomyósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*koňňósreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοινόςkoinós‘common’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚοινήKoinḗ
  6. EnglishtodayKoine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘with’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱomyósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*koňňósreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοινόςkoinós‘common’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚοινήKoinḗ
  6. EnglishtodayKoine

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘with’

among, conference, consider, competition, counter, consistent, gain, concrete, con, comply, cum, commodity, cue, compulsory, contra, compel, hind, concierge, likeness, connotation, kata, condiment, condescend, limbed, 32 more

Today it means

name The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / Koine

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