English Explanatory Dictionary

cosmo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. universe, world
  2. cosmic rays

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cosmo- cosm-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)der. English cosmo- Derived from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”), from Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-, possibly from *ḱem-.

Derived words

cosmopolitan cosmopolite
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