Where does “Kosmetikindustrie” come from?

Kosmetikindustrie (German) comes from German Kosmetik, 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 — to do, put, place.

Kosmetikindustrie (German): cosmetics industry

Definitions

  1. cosmetics industry

Ancestry of “Kosmetikindustrie”, step by step

Kosmetikindustrie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kosmetik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKosmetikcosmetics
2Dutchcosmetiek
3Frenchcosmétiquecosmetics, make-up; the science of cosmetics;...
4Ancient Greekκοσμητικήthe art of dress and ornament
5Ancient Greekκοσμητήςorderer, director, decorator
6Ancient Greekκοσμέωto order, to arrange; to adorn
7Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
8Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
9Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German Industrie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIndustrieindustry
2Frenchindustriean industry, productive enterprise; a profession;...
3Latinindustriadiligence, assiduousness; industry, activity;...
4Latinindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
5Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
6Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέσις