French word meaning 'like' or 'as', used in English in phrases or borrowed expressions.
From Latin 'quomodo' meaning 'in what manner' or 'how'. Evolved through Old French into the modern French comparative particle, entering English through cultural and linguistic borrowing.
This tiny French word appears in countless English expressions like 'comme ci, comme ça' (so-so), showing how prepositions can slip between languages as easily as water through a sieve.
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