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
- to play down, minimize, downplay
Ancestry of “sdrammatizzare”, step by step
sdrammatizzare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian dramma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dramma | drama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss |
| 2 | Middle High German | troumen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | troumen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |