Etymograph

English

semicomical

From semi- + comical.

Formed from semi- + comical

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Ancient Greek κῶμος ‘festival’

Ancient Greek κωμικός ‘comic’

Latin cōmicus ‘comic’

Middle English comicalle

English comical

Today it means

adj Somewhat or partly comical.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semicomical”. 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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