Where does “mikrokosmos” come from?

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

mikrokosmos (Danish): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “mikrokosmos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkosmoscosmos
2Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
3Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →