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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κωμάζω (kōmázō, “revel, make merry”), from κῶμος (kômos).
From erroneous derivations from comis, comedo, mensa etc. come its alternative spellings.
Pronunciation
Verb
cōmissor (present infinitive cōmissārī, perfect active cōmissātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to carouse, revel, make merry
- to hold a festive procession
Conjugation
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References
- “comissor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “comissor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- comissor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber