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Where does “psychodramatic” come from?

psychodramatic (English) comes from English dramatic, from Latin dramaticus, from Ancient Greek δραματικός, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

psychodramatic (English): Pertaining to psychodrama

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to psychodrama

Ancestry of “psychodramatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdramaticOf or relating to the drama; Striking in...
2Latindramaticus—
3Ancient Greekδραματικός—
4Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
5Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
6Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “psychodramatic”

  • psychodramatically
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