Where does “commedia” come from?

commedia (Italian) comes 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.

commedia (Italian): comedy, play; act, sham, playacting; farce, joke,...

Definitions

  1. comedy, play; act, sham, playacting; farce, joke,...

Ancestry of “commedia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōmoediaa comedy (play)
2Ancient Greekκωμῳδίαcomedy; play
3Ancient Greekκῶμοςfestival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “commedia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso- →