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Where does “dragonnade” come from?

dragonnade (English) comes from French dragonnade, from French dragon, from Old French dragon, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragonnade (English): A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to...

Definitions

  1. A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to...

Ancestry of “dragonnade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdragonnade—
2Frenchdragona dragon, creature or person; a dragoon
3Old Frenchdragondragon
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκων—
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
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