Where does “Cosmospeak” come from?
Cosmospeak (English) comes from English cosmo, from English cosmopolitan, from English cosmopolite, from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolites, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις — fortification, city.
Cosmospeak (English): The characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine
Definitions
- The characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine
Ancestry of “Cosmospeak”, step by step
Cosmospeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmo | A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka,... |
| 2 | English | cosmopolitan | inclusive; affecting the whole world; composed of... |
| 3 | English | cosmopolite | One who is at home in every place; a citizen of... |
| 4 | French | cosmopolite | cosmopolite; cosmopolitan |
| 5 | Latin | cosmopolites | cosmopolitan, cosmopolite; Cosmopolites |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via English speak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 2 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 3 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 4 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |