Oddly, cosmetic(s) and cosmos do come from the same Greek word, meaning something like “order, proper arrangement, things as they are”. In Latin, too, mundus meant both “world” and “facial makeup”.
AndrewSihler about 1 month ago
Oddly, cosmetic(s) and cosmos do come from the same Greek word, meaning something like “order, proper arrangement, things as they are”. In Latin, too, mundus meant both “world” and “facial makeup”.