Where does “cosmodrome” come from?
cosmodrome (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.
cosmodrome (English): A site for launching spacecraft, usually in...
Definitions
- A site for launching spacecraft, usually in...
Ancestry of “cosmodrome”, step by step
cosmodrome 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 drome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drome | The crab plover, "Dromas ardeola", of North... |
| 2 | English | aerodrome | An airfield; A flying machine composed of... |
| 3 | English | -drome | path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |