Where does “dragun” come from?

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

dragun (Maltese): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “dragun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliandraguni—
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 →