Where does “kosmetiikkaosasto” come from?
kosmetiikkaosasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosmetiikka, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική, from Ancient Greek κοσμητής, from Ancient Greek κοσμέω, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kosmetiikkaosasto (Finnish): cosmetics section, cosmetics department
Definitions
- cosmetics section, cosmetics department
Ancestry of “kosmetiikkaosasto”, step by step
kosmetiikkaosasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kosmetiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kosmetiikka | cosmetics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητική | the art of dress and ornament |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητής | orderer, director, decorator |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοσμέω | to order, to arrange; to adorn |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |