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Where does “kozmetikáz” come from?

kozmetikáz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kozmetika, 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 — to do, put, place.

kozmetikáz (Hungarian): to employ/use cosmetics; to massage, cook the...

Definitions

  1. to employ/use cosmetics; to massage, cook the...

Ancestry of “kozmetikáz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankozmetikacosmetology, cosmetics; beauty parlour
2GermanKosmetikcosmetics
3Dutchcosmetiek—
4Frenchcosmétiquecosmetics, make-up; the science of cosmetics;...
5Ancient Greekκοσμητικήthe art of dress and ornament
6Ancient Greekκοσμητήςorderer, director, decorator
7Ancient Greekκοσμέωto order, to arrange; to adorn
8Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
9Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
10Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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