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Where does “macrocosmus” come from?

macrocosmus (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “macrocosmus”, step by step

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 “macrocosmus”

  • macrocosm
  • macrocosmic
  • macrocosmically
  • macrocosmique
  • macrocosme
  • macrokosmos
  • macrocosm
  • macrocosme
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