Where does “멜로드라마” come from?
멜로드라마 (Korean) comes from English melodrama, from French mélodrame, from French drame, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.
멜로드라마 (Korean): melodrama
Definitions
- melodrama
Ancestry of “멜로드라마”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melodrama | A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to... |
| 2 | French | mélodrame | melodrama |
| 3 | French | drame | drama |
| 4 | Latin | drama | drama, play |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |