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Where does “dramat” come from?

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

dramat (Volapük): drama

Definitions

  1. drama

Ancestry of “dramat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindramadrama, 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

Words derived from “dramat”

  • dramatan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →