Where does “dramaturge” come from?
dramaturge (English) comes 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.
dramaturge (English): Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a...
Definitions
- Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a...
Ancestry of “dramaturge”, step by step
dramaturge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dramaturge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dramaturge | playwright |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δραματουργός | dramatist, playwright |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German Dramaturg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dramaturg | dramaturge literary advisor male or of unspecified sex |