*γῶ
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
κοινός
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
koinos
English translation (word)
common
Transliteration (Etymon)
*gō
English translation (etymon)
to give room [=χωρῶ]
Century
1 BC
Reference
fr. *121
Edition
C. Theodoridis, Die Fragmente des Grammatikers Philoxenos [Sammlung griechischer und lateinischer Grammatiker (SGLG) 2. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1976
Source
[Etymologicum Genuinum AB]
Ref.
fr. *121
Ed.
C. Theodoridis, Die Fragmente des Grammatikers Philoxenos [Sammlung griechischer und lateinischer Grammatiker (SGLG) 2. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1976
Quotation
Kοινός· ... ἢ παρὰ τὸ γῶ, τὸ δέχομαι, γίνεται γοινὸς καὶ κοινός, ὁ δεκτικὸς καὶ εὐπρόσδεκτος.
Translation (En)
Koinos "common": ...or from *gō, "to receive", come *goinos and koinos, that which is fit for receiving and be received.
Other translation(s)
Koinos « commun » : ...ou bien de *gō, « recevoir », viennent *goinos et koinos, ce qui est capable de recevoir et est recevable.
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, kappa, p. 332 (Κοινὸς, [...] ἢ παρὰ τὸ γῶ τὸ δέχομαι γίνεται γοινὸς καὶ κοινὸς, ὁ δεκτικὸς καὶ εὐπρόσδεκτος); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 523 (Κοινός: [...] Ἢ παρὰ τὸ γῶ, τὸ δέχομαι, γοινὸς καὶ κοινὸς, ὁ δεκτικὸς καὶ εὐπρόσδεκτος); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, kappa, p. 1228 (Κοινός. [...] ἢ παρὰ τὸ γῶ, τὸ χωρῶ καὶ δέχομαι, γίνεται γοινὸς καὶ κοινὸς, ὁ δεκτικὸς καὶ εὐπρόσδεκτος)
Modern etymology
Adjective derived from an adverb *kom "together, with", identical with the Lat. preposition cum, Goth. ga- (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
Yes
Entry By
Eva Ferrer
Comment
Derivational etymology implying the change of one consonant, the voiced [g] becoming the voiceless [k]. The etymology accounts for the passive meaning "received by all" and the active one "all-receiving"