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Where does “dramatisch” come from?

dramatisch (German) comes from French dramatique, 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.

dramatisch (German): dramatic

Definitions

  1. dramatic

Ancestry of “dramatisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdramatiquedramatic
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 “dramatisch”

  • hochdramatisch
  • dramatisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →