Etymology

romedy

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Today it means: Synonym of romantic comedy. Full definition →

English comedy ← Middle English comedie ← Middle French comedie
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The story

  1. LatinRōma
  2. LatinRōmānus
  3. Latinrōmānicus
  4. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  5. Old Frenchromanz
  6. Old Frenchromaunt
  7. Englishromant
  8. Englishromantic
  9. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  10. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  11. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  13. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  14. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  15. Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
  16. Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
  17. Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
  18. Latincōmoedia
  19. Middle Frenchcomedie
  20. Middle Englishcomedie
  21. Englishcomedy
  22. English todayromedy

Blend of romantic + comedy.

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