Where does “dragón” come from?

dragón (Asturian) comes from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragón (Asturian): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “dragón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindracoA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The...
2Ancient Greekδράκωνdragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet
3Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
4Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δράκων →
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