Origin: Latin suffix -al
Comical has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
arousing or provoking laughter
"an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"
"an amusing fellow"
"a comic hat"
"a comical look of surprise"
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"
"a very funny writer"
"it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"
"a mirthful experience"
"risible courtroom antics"
Originally, relating to comedy.
The word comes from the Middle English term comicalle, which was formed by adding the suffix -al to the Latin root cōmicus. Originally, it described something related to comedy or a comedian.