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Where does “δραγομάνος” come from?

δραγομάνος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum.

Ancestry of “δραγομάνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
2Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
3Akkadiantargumannum—

Words derived from “δραγομάνος”

  • dragoman
  • dragomanno
  • dragman
  • drugeman
  • dragumannus
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