Where does “tragicomédie” come from?
tragicomédie (French) comes from Middle French tragicomédie, from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicomoedia, from Latin comoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία, from Ancient Greek κῶμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
tragicomédie (French): tragicomedy
Definitions
- tragicomedy
Ancestry of “tragicomédie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tragicomédie | — |
| 2 | Italian | tragicommedia | tragicomedy |
| 3 | Latin | tragicomoedia | tragicomedy |
| 4 | Latin | comoedia | A comedy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κωμῳδία | comedy; play |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |