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Interestingly the word cosmetic, ultimately, descends from the Greek word κόσμος (kosmos) from which the word cosmos comes directly.
by jkldotio 10y ago
Interestingly the word cosmetic, ultimately, descends from the Greek word κόσμος (kosmos) from which the word cosmos comes directly.
- agumonkey 10y agoGood catch: kosmetikos "skilled in adornment or arrangement" kosmos "order" http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=cosmetic&allowed_in_frame=0 http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=cosmetic&allowed_in_fra...