Where does “drachme” come from?
drachme (English) comes from French drachme, from Old French dragme, from Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
drachme (English): Dated form of drachma
Ancestry of “drachme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | drachme | drachma; dram |
| 2 | Old French | dragme | dram |
| 3 | Latin | dragma | drachma |
| 4 | Latin | drachma | drachma |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |