Etymograph

English

tragedienne

Tragedienne comes from French tragédienne ‘female equivalent of tragédien’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttragédienne1‘female equivalent of tragédien’
  2. Englishtodaytragedienne1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tragedienne

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttragédienneWiktionary, English tragedienne‘female equivalent of tragédien’
  2. EnglishtodaytragedienneWiktionary, English tragedienne

Formed from tragedy + -ienne

Ancient Greek τραγῳδία ‘epic play, tragedy’

Latin tragoedia

Old French tragedie

Middle English tragedie

English tragedy

Every English word from French tragédienne

Today it means

noun A female tragedian; a woman who acts in tragic drama.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tragedienne”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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