Where does “kosmopolitisme” come from?
kosmopolitisme (Dutch) comes from German Kosmopolitismus, from French cosmopolitisme, from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolites, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
kosmopolitisme (Dutch): cosmopolitanism
Definitions
- cosmopolitanism
Ancestry of “kosmopolitisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kosmopolitismus | cosmopolitanism |
| 2 | French | cosmopolitisme | cosmopolitism |
| 3 | French | cosmopolite | cosmopolite; cosmopolitan |
| 4 | Latin | cosmopolites | cosmopolitan, cosmopolite; Cosmopolites |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |