Where does “comedioară” come from?

comedioară (Romanian) comes from Romanian comedie, 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- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

comedioară (Romanian): small comedy

Definitions

  1. small comedy

Ancestry of “comedioară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancomediecomedy
2Frenchcomédiecomedy; acting, playacting
3Old Frenchcomedie
4Latincōmoediaa comedy (play)
5Ancient Greekκωμῳδίαcomedy; play
6Ancient Greekκῶμοςfestival, procession, revel, carousal; The band...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómso-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
9Proto-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-