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Where does “dramafest” come from?

dramafest (English) comes from English -fest, from English fest, from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

dramafest (English): A situation characterised by drama or histrionics

Definitions

  1. A situation characterised by drama or histrionics

Ancestry of “dramafest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-festA festival, a fest; snooze + API → snoozefest;...
2EnglishfestA gathering for a specified reason or occasion;...
3Germanfëst—
4Middle High Germanfëst—
5Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
6Latinfēstus—
7Proto-Italicfēstos—
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