Etymology

koinonia

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Today it means: Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοινωνία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκοινωνία“community, communion”
  2. English todaykoinonia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

Words from the same roots

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