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Where does “κῶμος” come from?

κῶμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

κῶμος (Ancient Greek): festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...

Definitions

  1. festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...

Ancestry of “κῶμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “κῶμος”

  • comedy
  • comic
  • comical
  • comics
  • comedian
  • comically
  • comedic
  • encomium
  • tragicomedy
  • comicality
  • encomia
  • comedietta
  • comedically
  • webcomic
  • noncomic
  • noncomedic
  • komast
  • uncomical
  • uncomic
  • comicalness
  • minicomic
  • comicness
  • noncomedy
  • comicry
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