Etymology

uncomedic

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Today it means: Not comedic. Full definition →

English comedic ← Middle English comedie ← Middle French comedie
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  9. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  11. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  13. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  14. Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
  15. Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
  16. Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
  17. Latincōmoedia
  18. Middle Frenchcomedie
  19. Middle Englishcomedie
  20. Englishcomedy
  21. Englishcomedic
  22. English todayuncomedic

From un- + comedic.

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