Where does “microcosmology” come from?
microcosmology (English) comes from English cosmology, from Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
microcosmology (English): The study of microcosms
Definitions
- The study of microcosms
Ancestry of “microcosmology”, step by step
microcosmology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmology | The study of the physical universe, its... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cosmologia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |