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Where does “comma” come from?

comma (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

comma (Latin): a caesura

Definitions

  1. a caesura

Ancestry of “comma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόμμαa stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...
2Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “comma”

  • comma
  • commaless
  • myocomma
  • commalike
  • coma
  • comillas
  • entrecomillar
  • comilla
  • comma
  • nullkommajosef
  • Komma
  • Nachkommastelle
  • コンマ
  • kommagetal
  • puntkomma
  • komma
  • 콤마
  • komma
  • coma
  • koma
  • komma
  • komma
  • komma
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