The Spanish word 'cómico' (meaning 'comic' or 'funny') traces its roots back to ancient Greek through Latin. It comes from the Latin word 'comicus' meaning 'comic' or 'relating to comedy', which itself was borrowed from the Greek word 'κωμικός' (komikos) meaning 'relating to comedy'. The word has maintained its core meaning relating to humor and comedy throughout its evolution from Greek to Latin to Spanish, with very little semantic change.

Some related Spanish words include 'comedia' (comedy), 'comedián' (comedian), and 'cómic' (comic book). All these words share the same Greek-Latin root and form a family of words related to humor and entertainment in Spanish.

English speakers can easily remember 'cómico' by relating it to several similar English words that share the same Greek-Latin ancestry: 'comic', 'comedy', and 'comedian'. The similarity in both form and meaning between Spanish 'cómico' and English 'comic' makes this word particularly easy for English speakers to learn and remember.