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Etymology of the English word cosmine

the English word cosmine
using the Greek suffix -ine
derived from the Greek word kosmos, κόσμος (orderly arrangement; decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)))

Date

The earliest known usage of cosmine in English dates from the 20th century.

Derivations in English

cosmoid



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