Where does “cosmo” come from?
cosmo (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.
cosmo (English): A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka,...
Definitions
- A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka,...
Ancestry of “cosmo”, step by step
cosmo 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 |
via Italian Cosimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Cosimo | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κοσμᾶς | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |