Etymograph

English

comitia

Comitia comes from Latin comitium ‘assembly’, and goes back to comes ‘companion, comrade’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomes1‘companion, comrade’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomitium2‘assembly’
  3. Englishtodaycomitia2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin comitium
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English comitia

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomesWiktionary, Latin comitium‘companion, comrade’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomitiumWiktionary, English comitia‘assembly’
  3. EnglishtodaycomitiaWiktionary, English comitia

Linked words

through Latin comes ‘companion, comrade’

county, comes, count, conte, concomitant, 7 more

Today it means

noun A popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “comitia”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin comitium. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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