Where does “dragée” come from?

dragée (French) comes from Latin tragemata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα, from Ancient Greek τράγημα, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

dragée (French): a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a...

Definitions

  1. a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a...

Ancestry of “dragée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintragematadried fruits
2Ancient Greekτραγήματαspices; dried fruits, sweetmeats
3Ancient Greekτράγημαdried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert
4Ancient GreekτρώγωI chew, gnaw; I eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “dragée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρώγω →Every word from Ancient Greek τράγημα →