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Where does “draconien” come from?

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

draconien (French): draconian

Definitions

  1. draconian

Ancestry of “draconien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDracon—
2Old Frenchdragondragon
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκων—
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
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