Etymology

dramality

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Today it means: A genre of television programming that blends reality TV with elements of drama. Full definition →

English reality ← French réalité ← Medieval Latin reālitā
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  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  3. Late Latindrāma
  4. Englishdrama
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  7. Proto-Italic*reis
  8. Classical Latinrēs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinreālis
  12. Medieval Latinreālitā
  13. Frenchréalité
  14. Englishreality
  15. English todaydramality

Blend of drama + reality. Coined by Survivor creator Mark Burnett in 2000.

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