Etymology

underdramatic

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Today it means: Inadequately dramatic. Full definition →

English dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  13. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  14. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  15. Latindrāmaticu
  16. Englishdramatic
  17. English todayunderdramatic

From under- + dramatic.

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