Etymology

dramatic

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Today it means: Of or relating to the drama. Full definition →

Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  3. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  4. Latindrāmaticu
  5. English todaydramatic

Learned borrowing from Latin drāmaticus. By surface analysis, drama + -tic.

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