Where does “cosmogonie” come from?
cosmogonie (French) comes from Ancient Greek κοσμογονία, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
cosmogonie (French): cosmogony
Ancestry of “cosmogonie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κοσμογονία | — |
| 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 |