Where does “dramatize” come from?
Dramatize derives from English drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα meaning "action" or "deed," from the Ancient Greek verb δράω meaning "to do" or "to act."
dramatize (English): to adapt a literary work so that it can be...
Definitions
- to adapt a literary work so that it can be...
Ancestry of “dramatize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 2 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 3 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |