Etymology of the French word comique
the French word
comiquederived from the Latin word
comicus (comic actor, comedian; writer of comedy; comic, belonging, suited)
derived from the Greek word
komikos, κωμικός
derived from the Greek word
komos, κῶμος (a carousal (as if letting loose))
Date
The earliest known usage of comique in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
comiquement,
opéra-comiqueDerivations in other languages
Romanian
comicCognates
Dutch
komisch, English
comic, German
komisch, Norwegian
komisk, Swedish
komisk
