Where does “melodrama” come from?
Melodrama comes from French mélodrame, from Ancient Greek mélos meaning song, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey-.
melodrama (English): A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to...
Definitions
- A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to...
Ancestry of “melodrama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mélodrame | melodrama |
| 2 | French | drame | drama |
| 3 | Latin | drama | drama, play |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |
Words derived from “melodrama”