Where does “τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ” come from?
τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τράγος, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τράγος | billy-goat; puberty, the age when change of voice... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ”