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Where does “dragone” come from?

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

dragone (Italian): dragon; greater weever; Name of several species...

Definitions

  1. dragon; greater weever; Name of several species...

Ancestry of “dragone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dragone”

  • dragoncello
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →