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Where does “cosmologie” come from?

cosmologie (French) comes from French cosmo-, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

cosmologie (French): cosmology

Definitions

  1. cosmology

Ancestry of “cosmologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcosmo-cosmo-
2Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
3Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “cosmologie”

  • cosmologiquement
  • cosmologique
  • cosmologiste
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