The story
- Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
- Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
- Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
- Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
- Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
- Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
- Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
- Latincōmoedia
- Middle Frenchcomedie
- Middle Englishcomedie
- English todaycomedy
Inherited from Middle English comedie, borrowed from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), or from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”). Doublet of commedia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.