Where does “dracunculus” come from?

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

dracunculus (Latin): a small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like...

Definitions

  1. a small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like...

Ancestry of “dracunculus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dracunculus”

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