Etymology

dramedy

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Today it means: A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy. Full definition →

English comedy ← Middle English comedie ← Middle French comedie
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  3. Late Latindrāma
  4. Englishdrama
  5. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  6. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  10. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  11. Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
  13. Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
  14. Latincōmoedia
  15. Middle Frenchcomedie
  16. Middle Englishcomedie
  17. Englishcomedy
  18. English todaydramedy

Blend of drama + comedy.

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