Where does “dramedy” come from?

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

dramedy (English): A genre of film or television that lies somewhere...

Definitions

  1. A genre of film or television that lies somewhere...

Ancestry of “dramedy”, step by step

dramedy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English drama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdramaA composition, normally in prose, telling a story...
2GreekΔράμαdrama, theatrical play
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

via English comedy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomedyA choric song of celebration or revel, especially...
2Middle Englishcomedie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti