Where does “cosmos” come from?
Cosmos comes from Ancient Greek κόσμος, traced through Proto-Indo-European ḱens- and ḱem-, ultimately from the root ḱem-.
cosmos (English): The universe; An ordered, harmonious whole; Any...
Definitions
- The universe; An ordered, harmonious whole; Any...
Ancestry of “cosmos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Cosmos | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “cosmos”