Where does “cosmopolita” come from?
cosmopolita (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
cosmopolita (Italian): cosmopolitan
Definitions
- cosmopolitan
Ancestry of “cosmopolita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |