Where does “کمدی” come from?

کمدی (Persian) comes from French comédie, from Old French comedie, 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.

کمدی (Persian): comedy

Definitions

  1. comedy

Ancestry of “کمدی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcomédiecomedy; acting, playacting
2Old Frenchcomedie
3Latincōmoediaa comedy (play)
4Ancient Greekκωμῳδίαcomedy; play
5Ancient Greekκῶμοςfestival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-