Where does “docudrama” come from?
docudrama (Spanish) comes from English docudrama, from English documentary, from French documentaire, from French document, from Italian documento, from Latin documentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
docudrama (Spanish): docudrama
Definitions
- docudrama
Ancestry of “docudrama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | docudrama | A type of drama that combines elements of... |
| 2 | English | documentary | Of, related to, or based on documents; Which... |
| 3 | French | documentaire | documentary |
| 4 | French | document | document; file |
| 5 | Italian | documento | document; first-person singular present... |
| 6 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |