Etymology

theodrama

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Today it means: An approach to theology that likens the biblical narratives to dramas. Full definition →

English drama ← Late Latin drāma ← Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  5. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  6. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  7. Latintheo-
  8. Englishtheo-
  9. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  11. Late Latindrāma
  12. Englishdrama
  13. English todaytheodrama

From theo- + drama.

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