Etymology

monodramatic

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Today it means: Relating to a monodrama. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  8. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  9. Latindrāmaticu
  10. Englishdramatic
  11. English todaymonodramatic

From mono- + dramatic.

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