Where does “Draco” come from?
Draco comes from Latin draco, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δράκων, originally meaning a large serpent or dragon.
Ancestry of “Draco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Draco | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |