Where does “cosmos” come from?

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

cosmos (French): cosmos, universe

Definitions

  1. cosmos, universe

Ancestry of “cosmos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincosmosworld
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 “cosmos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →