Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “δράω” come from?

δράω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

δράω (Ancient Greek): I act, I take action, I achieve

Definitions

  1. I act, I take action, I achieve

Ancestry of “δράω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “δράω”

  • dramatic
  • drama
  • dramatically
  • drastic
  • drastically
  • dramatize
  • psychodrama
  • undramatic
  • nondramatic
  • sociodramatic
  • overdramatic
  • metadramatic
  • monodrama
  • psychodramatic
  • metadrama
  • photodrama
  • undramatically
  • overdramatize
  • minidrama
  • dorama
  • monodramatic
  • overdramatically
  • cyberdrama
  • dramata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →