"Tragedy" has a surprising connection to goats! It comes from the Greek "tragos" (goat) + "oide" (song). Goats were often given as prizes in ancient Greek drama contests.
#etymology
#etymology
Comments
I had to find out more
Further details including an alternative explanation here https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%E1%BF%B3%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1#Ancient_Greek