Words from Koine Greek
3 words in Curio passed through Koine Greek on their way into English.
About Koine Greek
Common form of Greek, based mainly on Attic and Ionic · an earlier stage of a language still spoken today
Where
The Mediterranean region and the Middle East, following the conquests of Alexander the Great
When
Speakers
No reliable count
No census of its speakers exists.
Family path
- Ancient Greek
- Koine Greek
- LatinLate Latin
- English
Where it came from
Koine Greek grew out of the spread of Greek after Alexander the Great's conquests in the fourth century BC. It was based mainly on Attic and related Ionic speech forms, with admixtures from other varieties through dialect levelling. Its name, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, means 'the common dialect', and it was a lingua franca across the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Source: Wikipedia
Family
Koine Greek grew out of Ancient Greek.
Languages that grew out of Koine Greek: Byzantine Greek.
The words, A to Z
- marigold
This flower carries a saint's name folded right into its petals.
- orthography
The rules for getting your letters straight, literally.
- pharaoh
This royal title started out as a description of a building, not a person.