Where does “dragoun” come from?
dragoun (Czech) comes from French dragon, from Old French dragon, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
dragoun (Czech): dragoon
Ancestry of “dragoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | dragon | a dragon, creature or person; a dragoon |
| 2 | Old French | dragon | dragon |
| 3 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |