Etymology of the English word comedy
the English word
comedyderived from the French word
comédiederived from the Latin word
comoedia (comedy)
derived from the Greek word
komoidiaderived from the Greek word
komoidosderived from the Greek word
komos, κῶμος (a carousal (as if letting loose))
derived from the Greek word
aoidos, ἀοιδός
derived from the Greek word
aeidein, ἀείδω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-derived from the Greek word
komodia, κωμῳδία
derived from the Medieval Latin word
comediaderived from the Old French word
comediederived from the Latin word
comoedia (comedy)
derived from the Greek word
komoidiaderived from the Greek word
komoidosderived from the Greek word
komos, κῶμος (a carousal (as if letting loose))
derived from the Greek word
aoidos, ἀοιδός
derived from the Greek word
aeidein, ἀείδω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-derived from the Greek word
komodia, κωμῳδία
Date
The earliest known usage of comedy in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
comedistCognates
Dutch
komedie, French
comédie, German
Komödie, Italian
commedia, Latin
comoedia, Lithuanian
komedija, Norwegian
komedie, Polish
komedia, Russian
комeдия, Spanish
comedia, Swedish
komediUsage
Word found in Modern English
