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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 GreekΔράκων—
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
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