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Where does “comiquement” come from?

comiquement (French) comes from French comique, from Middle French comique, from Latin cōmicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός, from Ancient Greek κῶμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

comiquement (French): comically; farcically

Definitions

  1. comically; farcically

Ancestry of “comiquement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcomiquecomic; comedy; clown
2Middle Frenchcomique—
3Latincōmicus—
4Ancient Greekκωμικόςcomic
5Ancient Greekκῶμοςfestival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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