Where does “dragono” come from?

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

dragono (Esperanto): dragoon (horse soldier)

Definitions

  1. dragoon (horse soldier)

Ancestry of “dragono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdragona dragon, creature or person; a dragoon
2Old Frenchdragondragon mythical animal
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →