Where does “Comicliteratur” come from?
Comicliteratur (German) comes from German Literatur, from Dutch literatuur, from French littérature, from Latin litterātūra, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Comicliteratur (German): comics artistic medium
Definitions
- comics artistic medium
Ancestry of “Comicliteratur”, step by step
Comicliteratur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Literatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Literatur | literature |
| 2 | Dutch | literatuur | literature |
| 3 | French | littérature | literature |
| 4 | Latin | litterātūra | lettering; alphabet |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via German Comic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Comic | comic, comic strip or comic book |
| 2 | English | comic | Funny; amusing; comical; Relating to comedy; A... |
| 3 | Latin | cōmicus | comic; comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κωμικός | comic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |