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Cosmic

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from earth
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Stage 1 of 2
kosmos
Greek · ancient
"order, the universe"
order, the universe seen as an ordered whole
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Stage 2 of 2
cosmic
English · 1600s
"relating to the universe"
settled as the word for anything relating to the universe
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