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Where does “δρᾶμα” come from?

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

δρᾶμα (Ancient Greek): a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...

Definitions

  1. a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...

Ancestry of “δρᾶμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
2Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “δρᾶμα”

  • dramatic
  • drama
  • dramatically
  • dramatize
  • psychodrama
  • undramatic
  • nondramatic
  • sociodramatic
  • overdramatic
  • metadramatic
  • monodrama
  • psychodramatic
  • metadrama
  • photodrama
  • undramatically
  • overdramatize
  • minidrama
  • dorama
  • monodramatic
  • overdramatically
  • cyberdrama
  • dramata
  • photodramatic
  • teledrama
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