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Where does “cosmoparticle” come from?

cosmoparticle (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.

cosmoparticle (English): Any subatomic particle of cosmological origin

Definitions

  1. Any subatomic particle of cosmological origin

Ancestry of “cosmoparticle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcosmoA cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka,...
2Englishcosmopolitaninclusive; affecting the whole world; composed of...
3EnglishcosmopoliteOne who is at home in every place; a citizen of...
4Frenchcosmopolitecosmopolite; cosmopolitan
5Latincosmopolitescosmopolitan, cosmopolite; Cosmopolites
6Ancient Greekκοσμοπολίτηςcitizen of the world
7Ancient Greekπολίτηςcitizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot
8Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
9Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
10Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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