Where does “daguer” come from?

daguer (Catalan) comes from Catalan daga, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

daguer (Catalan): knifesmith, cutler

Definitions

  1. knifesmith, cutler

Ancestry of “daguer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandagadagger
2Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
3Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
4LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
5Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Words derived from “daguer”

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