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Where does “sdrammatizzare” come from?

sdrammatizzare (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos — to support; to hold.

sdrammatizzare (Italian): to play down, minimize, downplay

Definitions

  1. to play down, minimize, downplay

Ancestry of “sdrammatizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandrammadrama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss
2Middle High Germantroumen—
3Old High Germantroumen—
4Proto-West Germanic*draumijan—
5Proto-Germanicdraumijanąto dream
6Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
7Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “sdrammatizzare”

  • sdrammatizzazione
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