Where does “comity” come from?

Comity comes from Latin comitas, derived from comis, which traces back through Old Latin cosmis and Proto-Italic komsmis to a Proto-Indo-European root smey-.

comity (English): Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards...

Definitions

Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards...

Ancestry of “comity”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	comitas	politeness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness;...
2	Latin	comis	courteous, kind, obliging, affable, gracious,...
3	Old Latin	cosmis	—
4	Proto-Italic	komsmis	courteous, kind, obliging, affable, gracious;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	smēy-	—

Words derived from “comity”

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