Where does “drachma” come from?

drachma (English) comes from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

drachma (English): The currency of Greece in ancient times and again...

Definitions

  1. The currency of Greece in ancient times and again...

Ancestry of “drachma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrachmadrachma Ancient Greek coin, one hundredth of a
2Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
3Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “drachma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →