Where does “kosmogonie” come from?

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

kosmogonie (Dutch): cosmogony

Definitions

  1. cosmogony

Ancestry of “kosmogonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοσμογονίαcreation or origin of the world
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 τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέσις
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