Where does “Afrocosmopolitan” come from?
Afrocosmopolitan (English) comes from English cosmopolitan, from English cosmopolite, from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolites, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “Afrocosmopolitan”, step by step
Afrocosmopolitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmopolitan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmopolitan | inclusive; affecting the whole world; composed of... |
| 2 | English | cosmopolite | One who is at home in every place; a citizen of... |
| 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 |