Where does “κοσμοπολίτης” come from?

κοσμοπολίτης (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

κοσμοπολίτης (Koine Greek): citizen of the world

Definitions

  1. citizen of the world

Ancestry of “κοσμοπολίτης”, step by step

κοσμοπολίτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πολίτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολίτηςcitizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Ancient Greek κόσμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
2Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “κοσμοπολίτης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →