Etymology of the English word comma
the English word
commaderived from the Latin word
comma (phrase, part of a line; division of a period)
derived from the Greek word
komma, κόμμα
derived from the Greek word
koptein, κόπτω
Date
The earliest known usage of comma in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Danish
komme, Dutch
komen, Dutch
komma, English
come, German
Komma, German
kommen, Gothic
qiman, Icelandic
koma, Icelandic
komma, Norwegian
komma, Nynorsk
kåma, Riksmal
komme, Swedish
kommaUsage
Word found in Modern English
