Etymology

dramaticism

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Today it means: The habit of performing actions in a histrionic manner. Full definition →

English dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  3. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  4. Latindrāmaticu
  5. Englishdramatic
  6. English todaydramaticism

From dramatic + -ism.

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