Etymology

nondramatic

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Today it means: Not dramatic; not exciting; mundane. Full definition →

English dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  15. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  16. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  17. Latindrāmaticu
  18. Englishdramatic
  19. English todaynondramatic

From non- + dramatic.

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