comic (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[comic 词源字典]
"a comedian," 1580s, from comic (adj.). Latin adjective comicus also meant "a comic poet, writer of comedies." Meaning "a comic book or comic strip" is from 1889; comics for these collectively is from 1890. Comic strip first attested 1920; comic book is from 1941. Comic relief is attested from 1825.[comic etymology, comic origin, 英语词源]