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Where does “cosmicism” come from?

cosmicism (English) comes from English cosmic, from Latin cosmicus, from Ancient Greek κοσμικός, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

cosmicism (English): The literary philosophy developed by the American...

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  1. The literary philosophy developed by the American...

Ancestry of “cosmicism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcosmicOf or from or pertaining to the cosmos or...
2Latincosmicusmundane; fashionable; cosmopolitan
3Ancient Greekκοσμικόςwordly
4Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
5Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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