cosmonaut
/ˈkɔːzməˌnɔːt/KAWZ-muh-nawt
/ˈkɔzməˌnɔt/KAWZ-muh-nawt
Meaninga sailor of the universe
Common meaning: a Soviet or Russian space traveller
- cosmorder, arrangement; the ordered universeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 836 (approximate) · scan
- nauta sailor; a shipLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 526 · scan
‘order, arrangement’ + ‘a sailor’ → cosmonaut
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- cosm — Greek κόσμος “order, arrangement; the ordered universe” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- naut — Greek ναύτης; ναῦς “a sailor; a ship” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κόσμος ‘order, arrangement; the ordered universe’ + Greek ναύτης; ναῦς ‘a sailor; a ship’.
Roots
- κόσμος Greek “order, arrangement; the ordered universe”
- ναύτης; ναῦς Greek “a sailor; a ship”
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