Where does “dracma” come from?
dracma (Italian) comes from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
dracma (Italian): drachma
Ancestry of “dracma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | drachma | drachma |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |