Where does “Mikrokosmos” come from?

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

Mikrokosmos (German): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “Mikrokosmos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKosmoscosmos
2Latincosmosworld
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 “Mikrokosmos”

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