cosmo-

prefix

universe, world

OriginAncient Greek κόσμος (kósmos) ← Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative cosm-

  1. universe, world
  2. cosmic rays

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱem-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱens-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos
  4. Ancient Greekκόσμος (kósmos)
  5. Englishcosmo-

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

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Translations

Afrikaans kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Basque kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Bulgarian космо-
  • космо- (kosmo-)universe, world
Catalan cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
Czech kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Danish kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Dutch kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Esperanto kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Estonian kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Finnish kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
French cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
German kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Greek κοσμο-
  • κοσμο- (kosmo-)universe, world
Hebrew קוסמו־
  • קוסמו־ (kosmo-)universe, world
Hungarian kozmo-
  • kozmo-universe, world
Indonesian kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Italian cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
Latin cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
Latvian kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Lithuanian kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Norwegian Bokmål kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Persian کیهان
  • کیهان (keyhân-)universe, world
Polish kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Portuguese cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
Romanian cosmo-, космо-
  • cosmo-universe, world
  • космо- (cosmo-)universe, world
Russian космо-
  • космо- (kosmo-)universe, world
Slovak kozmo-
  • kozmo-universe, world
Spanish cosmo-
  • cosmo-universe, world
Swedish kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Tagalog kosmo-
  • kosmo-universe, world
Turkish kozmo-
  • kozmo-universe, world
Ukrainian космо-
  • космо- (kosmo-)universe, world
Yiddish קאָסמאָ־
  • קאָסמאָ־ (kosmo-)universe, world
Cite this entry
APA

cosmo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmo-

MLA

“cosmo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmo-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmo-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmo-.

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