Where does “precosmic” come from?
precosmic (English) comes from English cosmic, from Latin cosmicus, from Ancient Greek κοσμικός, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
precosmic (English): Occurring or existing before the existence of the...
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- Occurring or existing before the existence of the...
Ancestry of “precosmic”, step by step
precosmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmic | Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or... |
| 2 | Latin | cosmicus | mundane; fashionable; cosmopolitan |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοσμικός | wordly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |