Where does “pendragon” come from?

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

pendragon (English): Also capitalized as Pendragon: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king

Definitions

  1. Also capitalized as Pendragon: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king

Ancestry of “pendragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpendragonchief war leader
2Welshdragondragon; commander, war leader
3Old Welshdragoncommander, war leader
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “pendragon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →