English
koinon
Koinon comes from Ancient Greek κοινόν.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοινόνkoinón
- Englishearliest quotation 1977koinon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοινόνkoinón
- Englishearliest quotation 1977koinon
Earliest quotation: 1977, Epigraphica: rivista italiana di epigraf: “Greek koina have their own chronological and local particularities,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κοινόν
Today it means
noun An association or federation of distinct city-states with shared political institutions and citizenship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κοινόν / koinon