Where does “melodraama” come from?
melodraama (Finnish) comes from Italian melodramma, from Italian dramma, from Middle High German troumen, from Old High German troumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
melodraama (Finnish): melodrama
Definitions
- melodrama
Ancestry of “melodraama”, step by step
melodraama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian melodramma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | melodramma | melodrama |
| 2 | Italian | dramma | drama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss |
| 3 | Middle High German | troumen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | troumen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |