Where does “drama” come from?

drama (Indonesian) comes from Dutch drama, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

drama (Indonesian): drama

Definitions

  1. drama

Ancestry of “drama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdramadrama; Something tragic, a tragedy
2Latindramadrama, play
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “drama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →