Where does “drac” come from?

drac (French) comes from Occitan drac, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

drac (French): A type of mythological creature associated with...

Definitions

  1. A type of mythological creature associated with...

Ancestry of “drac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitandrac—
2LatinDracō—
3Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →