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Etymology of the English word cosmos

the English word cosmos
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 cosmos in English dates from the 17th century.

Cognates

Dutch kosmos, French cosmos, German Kosmos, Norwegian kosmos, Swedish kosmos



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