Where does “drame” come from?

drame (Old French) comes from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

Ancestry of “drame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrachmadrachma Ancient Greek coin, one hundredth of a
2Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
3Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “drame”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →