Where does “dramaturg” come from?
dramaturg (English) comes from English dramaturge, from French dramaturge, from Ancient Greek δραματουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
dramaturg (English): Alternative form of dramaturge
Definitions
- Alternative form of dramaturge
Ancestry of “dramaturg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dramaturge | Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a... |
| 2 | French | dramaturge | playwright |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δραματουργός | dramatist, playwright |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |