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Where does “Kosmetik” come from?

Kosmetik (German) comes from Dutch cosmetiek, from French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική, from Ancient Greek κοσμητής, from Ancient Greek κοσμέω, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι — to do, put, place.

Kosmetik (German): cosmetics

Definitions

  1. cosmetics

Ancestry of “Kosmetik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcosmetiek—
2Frenchcosmétiquecosmetics, make-up; the science of cosmetics;...
3Ancient Greekκοσμητικήthe art of dress and ornament
4Ancient Greekκοσμητήςorderer, director, decorator
5Ancient Greekκοσμέωto order, to arrange; to adorn
6Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
7Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
8Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Kosmetik”

  • kosmetisch
  • Kosmetikindustrie
  • kozmetikai
  • kozmetika
  • kozmetikáz
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