myEtymology.com: French etymology of tragedie

Etymology of the French word tragedie

the Old French word tragedie

derived from the Latin word tragoedia (tragedy)

derived from the Greek word tragoidia

derived 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')

English tragedy

Word found in Old French