Where does “histrionicism” come from?
histrionicism (English) comes from English histrionic, from French histrionique, from Latin histriōnicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
histrionicism (English): The histrionic art; stageplaying
Definitions
- The histrionic art; stageplaying
Ancestry of “histrionicism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | histrionic | Of or relating to actors or acting; Excessively... |
| 2 | French | histrionique | — |
| 3 | Latin | histriōnicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |