Where does “κόσμος” come from?

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

κόσμος (Ancient Greek): order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion

Definitions

  1. order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion

Ancestry of “κόσμος”, step by step

κόσμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θέσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos—

Words derived from “κόσμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →