Where does “kozmetikai” come from?
kozmetikai (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.
kozmetikai (Hungarian): cosmetic
Ancestry of “kozmetikai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kozmetika | cosmetology, cosmetics; beauty parlour |
| 2 | German | Kosmetik | cosmetics |
| 3 | Dutch | cosmetiek | — |
| 4 | French | cosmétique | cosmetics, make-up; the science of cosmetics;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητική | the art of dress and ornament |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητής | orderer, director, decorator |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοσμέω | to order, to arrange; to adorn |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |