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Etymology of the English word cosmopolis

the English word cosmopolis
derived from the Greek word polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-
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 cosmopolis in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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