Etymology

photodramatic

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Today it means: Relating to, or characteristic of, photodrama. Full definition →

English dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  11. Latindrāmaticu
  12. Englishdramatic
  13. English todayphotodramatic

From photo- + dramatic.

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