Etymology

skete

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Today it means: A secluded religious community in Eastern Orthodox Christianity which is a dependency of, and generally less physically substantial than, a monastery, generally consisting of living quarters and a church. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκήτη ← Coptic Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ
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  1. Coptic · derived fromϢⲓϩⲏⲧ
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσκήτη
  3. English todayskete

From ecclesiastical (medieval) Ancient Greek σκήτη (skḗtē), which is either from a place name in Egypt Σκήτις, Coptic Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Šihēt), or via aphesis from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “ascetic; monk, hermit”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.