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Where does “drámadóir” come from?

drámadóir (Irish) comes from Irish dráma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

drámadóir (Irish): dramatist, playwright

Definitions

  1. dramatist, playwright

Ancestry of “drámadóir”, step by step

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