Where does “cosmonautic” come from?

cosmonautic (English) comes from English cosmonaut, from Russian космона́вт, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

cosmonautic (English): Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics

Definitions

  1. Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics

Ancestry of “cosmonautic”, step by step

cosmonautic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English cosmonaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcosmonautAn astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one
2Russianкосмона́втcosmonaut (the Russian or Soviet equivalent of an astronaut)
3Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of

via French cosmonautique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcosmonautique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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