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Where does “dracontium” come from?

dracontium (English) comes from Latin dracontium, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dracontium (English): The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage,...

Definitions

  1. The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage,...

Ancestry of “dracontium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindracontiumdragonwort
2Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
3Ancient GreekΔράκων—
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
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