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jkldotio | 9 years ago

Interestingly the word cosmetic, ultimately, descends from the Greek word κόσμος (kosmos) from which the word cosmos comes directly.

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agumonkey|9 years ago

Good catch:

kosmetikos "skilled in adornment or arrangement" kosmos "order"

http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=cosmetic&allowed_in_fra...

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