Where does “comilla” come from?
comilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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,...
comilla (Spanish): quotation mark
Definitions
- quotation mark
Ancestry of “comilla”, step by step
comilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish coma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | coma | comma; misericord; section |
| 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 Bengali কুমিল্লা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কুমিল্লা | — |