Where does “dague” come from?
dague (French) comes from Old French dague, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι.
dague (French): dagger; tusk , spike
Ancestry of “dague”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | dague | — |
| 2 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 4 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | — |
Words derived from “dague”