Where does “cosmic teapot” come from?
cosmic teapot (English) comes from English teapot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
cosmic teapot (English): Russell's teapot
Definitions
- Russell's teapot
Ancestry of “cosmic teapot”, step by step
cosmic teapot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teapot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teapot | A vessel for brewing and serving tea |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English cosmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmic | Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or... |
| 2 | Latin | cosmicus | mundane; fashionable; cosmopolitan |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοσμικός | wordly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |