Where does “ミクロコスモス” come from?

ミクロコスモス (Japanese) comes from German Mikrokosmos, 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.

ミクロコスモス (Japanese): microcosm

Definitions

  1. microcosm

Ancestry of “ミクロコスモス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMikrokosmosmicrocosm
2GermanKosmoscosmos
3Latincosmosworld
4Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
5Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέσις
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