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Where does “drama” come from?

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

drama (Catalan): drama; Obsolete spelling of dracma

Definitions

  1. drama; Obsolete spelling of dracma

Ancestry of “drama”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drama”

  • dramatitzar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →