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Where does “dramaturge” come from?

dramaturge (French) comes from Ancient Greek δραματουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

dramaturge (French): playwright

Definitions

  1. playwright

Ancestry of “dramaturge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδραματουργόςdramatist, playwright
2Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
3Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
4Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “dramaturge”

  • dramaturgy
  • dramaturgical
  • dramaturg
  • dramaturgic
  • dramaturge
  • dramaturgically
  • turg
  • dramaturgique
  • dramaturgie
  • dramaturg
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