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Etymology of the English word macrocosm

the English word macrocosm
derived from the Medieval Latin word macrocosmus (macrocosm; external universe)
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 makro-, μακρο-

Date

The earliest known usage of macrocosm in English dates from the 16th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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