Where does “slapstickkomedia” come from?
slapstickkomedia (Finnish) comes from Finnish komedia, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία, from Ancient Greek κῶμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
slapstickkomedia (Finnish): slapstick comedy
Definitions
- slapstick comedy
Ancestry of “slapstickkomedia”, step by step
slapstickkomedia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish komedia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | komedia | comedy |
| 2 | Latin | cōmoedia | a comedy (play) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κωμῳδία | comedy; play |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via Finnish slapstick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | slapstick | slapstick physical comedy |
| 2 | English | slapstick | A style of humor focusing on physical comedy,... |
| 3 | Italian | batacchio | clapper; knocker; dick, cock, prick |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | battuaculum | — |
| 5 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |