myEtymology.com: English etymology of cosmopolitan

Etymology of the English word cosmopolitan

the English word cosmopolitan

using the English suffix -an

derived from the French word cosmopolitan

derived from the Greek word kosmopolites, κοσμοπολίτης

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)))

using the Greek prefix kosmo-

derived from the Greek word polites, πολίτης (a townsman)

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 English word cosmopolite

derived from the French word cosmopolite

derived from the Greek word kosmopolites, κοσμοπολίτης

using the Greek prefix kosmo-

derived from the Greek word polites, πολίτης (a townsman)

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-

Date

The earliest known usage of cosmopolitan in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

cosmopolitanize

Usage

Word found in Modern English