Where does “dracontium” come from?

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

dracontium (Latin): dragonwort

Definitions

  1. dragonwort

Ancestry of “dracontium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dracontium”

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