Where does “zom-com” come from?

zom-com (English) comes from English comedy, from Middle English comedie.

zom-com (English): A movie genre combining elements of zombie horror and comedy

Definitions

  1. A movie genre combining elements of zombie horror and comedy

Ancestry of “zom-com”, step by step

zom-com traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English comedy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomedyA choric song of celebration or revel, especially...
2Middle Englishcomedie—

via English zombie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzombieA snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...
2Haitian Creolezonbizombie

Words derived from “zom-com”

Every word from Middle English comedie →
zom-com — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer