Where does “dragooner” come from?
dragooner (English) comes from English dragoon, from French dragon, from Old French dragon, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
dragooner (English): A dragoon
Definitions
- A dragoon
Ancestry of “dragooner”, step by step
dragooner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragoon | A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse... |
| 2 | French | dragon | a dragon, creature or person; a dragoon |
| 3 | Old French | dragon | dragon mythical animal |
| 4 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |