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cosmopolite

The origin and history of cosmopolite.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, which was itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), formed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) and πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

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