Where does “drama” come from?

drama (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

drama (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of dràm; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dràm; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “drama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindramadrama, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti