Where does “comically” come from?
Comically derives from English comic, from English aldehyde, from Ancient Greek κωμικός, combining Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos, "revel") with Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
comically (English): in a comical manner
Definitions
- in a comical manner
Ancestry of “comically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comical | Originally, relating to comedy; Funny,... |
| 2 | Middle English | comicalle | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōmicus | comic; comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κωμικός | comic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |