Where does “cosmokinematics” come from?
cosmokinematics (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.
cosmokinematics (English): The study of the motion or the universe
Definitions
- The study of the motion or the universe
Ancestry of “cosmokinematics”, step by step
cosmokinematics 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 kinematics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinematics | The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in... |
| 2 | French | cinématique | kinematics; kinematic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κίνημα | movement |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 5 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |