Ancient Greek word root · Earth & Sky

cosm-: order, world, universe

cosm- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “order, world, universe”. Learn its variants and explore 4 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: order, world, universe

Root forms: cosm-, cosmo-

Source word: κόσμος — order

Word family and examples

• cosmopolitan

  familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures

• cosmology

  the science of the origin and development of the universe

• microcosm

  Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.

• cosmonaut

  An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

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