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Where does “macrocosme” come from?

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

macrocosme (French): macrocosm

Definitions

  1. macrocosm

Ancestry of “macrocosme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmacrocosme—
2Medieval Latinmacrocosmus—
3Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
4Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “macrocosme”

  • macrocosmique
  • macrocosm
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