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Where does “dramatisk” come from?

dramatisk (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek δραματικός, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

dramatisk (Swedish): dramatic; pertaining to film, radio, television...

Definitions

  1. dramatic; pertaining to film, radio, television...

Ancestry of “dramatisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδραματικός—
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 →