Where does “comicărie” come from?
comicărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian comic, from French comique, from Middle French comique, from Latin cōmicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός, from Ancient Greek κῶμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
comicărie (Romanian): drollery
Definitions
- drollery
Ancestry of “comicărie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | comic | comical |
| 2 | French | comique | comic; comedy; clown |
| 3 | Middle French | comique | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōmicus | comic; comedy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κωμικός | comic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |