Etymology

dramatical

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin drāmaticus
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  1. Latindrāmaticus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaydramatical

From Latin drāmaticus + English -al. By surface analysis, dramatic + -al.

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