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cosmonaut vs. astronaut
cosmonaut vs. astronaut: 's the difference?
Astronaut refers to a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight. Cosmonaut is the term used for a Russian or Soviet astronaut. Cosmonaut is a borrowing of the Russian word DzDzá.Cosmo- comes from the Greek root kosmos-, meaning “universe,” while astro- comes from the Greek root astra- meaning “star.”