Etymology

semidramatic

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Today it means: Somewhat or partly dramatic. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  6. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  8. Latindrāmaticu
  9. Englishdramatic
  10. English todaysemidramatic

From semi- + dramatic.

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