Ancient Greek

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Komos scene.

Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Dunkel (apud LIV) derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱómso-, from *ḱems- (to announce, proclaim), whence Sanskrit शंसति (śaṃsati, to declare), Proto-Iranian *cánhati (to declare, explain), Latin cēnseō (to give an opinion).

On the other hand, Janda (apud LIV) derives from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-, from *keh₂- (to desire, wish), whence Sanskrit काम (kā́ma, desire, wish), Latin cārus (dear).

Beekes remarks that, since the precise development of the meaning of κῶμος (kômos) is uncertain, etymological suggestions remain highly hypothetical. He suggests that this is a Pre-Greek word, though does not discount the possibility of derivation from *ḱómso-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῶμος (kômosm (genitive κώμου); second declension

  1. festival, procession, revel, carousal
  2. the band of revellers of such an event
  3. a song or ode sung at such an event

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κῶμος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 814

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