Where does “dragoncino” come from?

dragoncino (Italian) comes from Italian dragone, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragoncino (Italian): small dragon

Definitions

  1. small dragon

Ancestry of “dragoncino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandragonedragon; greater weever; Name of several species...
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 →