Etymology

comedic

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Today it means: Relating to comedy. Full definition →

English comedy ← Middle English comedie ← Middle French comedie
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  1. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  2. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  5. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  6. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  7. Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
  9. Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
  10. Latincōmoedia
  11. Middle Frenchcomedie
  12. Middle Englishcomedie
  13. Englishcomedy
  14. English todaycomedic

From comedy + -ic.

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