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Where does the word "cosmic" come from? It comes from Greek kosmos, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "cosmic" come from? It comes from Greek kosmos, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Cosmic’s story begins in Greek: kosmos meant “order, the universe.” Order, the universe seen as an ordered whole. It reached English by 1600s as cosmic. Settled as the word for anything relating to the universe. Today, cosmic means relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from earth.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient kosmos "order, the universe", order, the universe seen as an ordered whole.
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s cosmic "relating to the universe", settled as the word for anything relating to the universe.