Etymology

cosmo-

Today it means: universe, world Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos) ← Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱem-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱens-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos
  4. Ancient Greekκόσμος (kósmos)
  5. English todaycosmo-

Derived from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”), from Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-, possibly from *ḱem-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόσμος all →

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