Where does “kosmos” come from?

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

kosmos (Danish): cosmos

Definitions

  1. cosmos

Ancestry of “kosmos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kosmos”

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