Etymology of the English word tragedy
the English word
tragedyderived from the Old French word
tragediederived from the Latin word
tragoedia (tragedy)
derived from the Greek word
tragoidiaderived from the Greek word
tragos, τράγος (goat; a he-goat (as a gnawer))
derived from the Greek word
tragodia, τραγῳδία
derived from the Greek word
tragos, τράγος (goat; a he-goat (as a gnawer))
derived from the Greek word
ode, ᾠδή (a chant or 'ode')
Date
The earliest known usage of tragedy in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tragedie, French
tragédie, German
Tragödie, Italian
tragedia, Latin
tragoedia, Lithuanian
tragedija, Norwegian
tragedie, Polish
tragedia, Russian
тpaгeдия, Swedish
tragediUsage
Word found in Modern English
