Where does “comal” come from?
comal (Spanish) comes from Catalan coma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
comal (Spanish): comal
Definitions
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Ancestry of “comal”, step by step
comal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan coma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | coma | coma; comma |
| 2 | Latin | comma | a caesura |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via Classical Nahuatl comālli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | comālli | type of griddle |