Where does “melofarce” come from?
melofarce (English) comes from English melodrama, from French mélodrame, from French drame, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.
melofarce (English): A work or genre combining elements of melodrama and farce
Definitions
- A work or genre combining elements of melodrama and farce
Ancestry of “melofarce”, step by step
melofarce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melodrama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melodrama | A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to... |
| 2 | French | mélodrame | melodrama |
| 3 | French | drame | drama |
| 4 | Latin | drama | drama, play |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |
via English farce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farce | A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities... |
| 2 | Middle French | farce | comic interlude in a mystery play |
| 3 | Old French | farse | — |
| 4 | Old French | farsir | — |
| 5 | Latin | farcio | I cram, stuff |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | farkjō | to stuff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrekʷ- | to condense; to crowd together |