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Where does “radiocommedia” come from?

radiocommedia (Italian) comes from Italian commedia, 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.

radiocommedia (Italian): radio play

Definitions

  1. radio play

Ancestry of “radiocommedia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancommediacomedy, play; act, sham, playacting; farce, joke,...
2Latincōmoedia—
3Ancient Greekκωμῳδίαcomedy; play
4Ancient Greekκῶμοςfestival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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