Where does “tragicomédie” come from?
tragicomédie (Middle French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
Ancestry of “tragicomédie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | tragicommedia | tragicomedy |
| 2 | Latin | tragicomoedia | — |
| 3 | Latin | comoedia | A comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κωμῳδία | comedy; play |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tragicomédie”