Etymology

undramatic

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Today it means: Not dramatic; lacking in dramatic action. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  11. Latindrāmaticu
  12. Englishdramatic
  13. English todayundramatic

From un- + dramatic.

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