derived from the Late Greek word
koinobion, κοινόβιον
derived from the Late Greek word
bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
derived from the Greek word
koinos, κοινός (common; shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane; common; shared by all or several, or profane)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)