Where does “ludonarrative” come from?
ludonarrative (English) comes from English narrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ludonarrative (English): The intersection in a game of ludic elements and narrative elements
Definitions
- The intersection in a game of ludic elements and narrative elements
Ancestry of “ludonarrative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narrative | Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of... |
| 2 | Middle French | narratif | — |
| 3 | Latin | nārrātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | narro | I narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak |
| 5 | Latin | nārō | that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnārāō | I make known, I tell; to make known, tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃ro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |