Where does “Dracō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Dracō”, step by step

Dracō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Δράκων

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

via Greek δράκων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekδράκωνGenitive plural form of δράκος

Words derived from “Dracō”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →