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Where does “dramàticament” come from?

dramàticament (Catalan) comes from Catalan dramàtic, from Latin dramaticus, from Ancient Greek δραματικός, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

dramàticament (Catalan): dramatically

Definitions

  1. dramatically

Ancestry of “dramàticament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandramàticdramatic
2Latindramaticus—
3Ancient Greekδραματικός—
4Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
5Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
6Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act
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