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Where does “κοσμητικός” come from?

κοσμητικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόσμησις, from Ancient Greek κοσμέω, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

κοσμητικός (Ancient Greek): relating to adornment

Definitions

  1. relating to adornment

Ancestry of “κοσμητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόσμησιςan adorning
2Ancient Greekκοσμέωto order, to arrange; to adorn
3Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
4Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “κοσμητικός”

  • cosmetic
  • cosmetics
  • cosmetically
  • cosmetology
  • cosmetologist
  • cosmoline
  • noncosmetic
  • cosmeticize
  • anticosmetic
  • cosmetological
  • cosmeticology
  • cosmeticise
  • biocosmetic
  • cosmetologically
  • nanocosmetic
  • cosmético
  • cosmétique
  • cosmétologie
  • kosmetisch
  • Kosmetik
  • Kosmetikindustrie
  • anticosmético
  • cosmético
  • コスメチック
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