Where does “космополитизм” come from?
космополитизм (Russian) comes from French cosmopolitisme, from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolites, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “космополитизм”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cosmopolitisme | cosmopolitism |
| 2 | French | cosmopolite | cosmopolite; cosmopolitan |
| 3 | Latin | cosmopolites | cosmopolitan, cosmopolite; Cosmopolites |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
Words derived from “космополитизм”