Where does “dragane” come from?
dragane (Manx) comes from Middle English dragoun, from Old French dragon, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
dragane (Manx): dragon; tarragon
Definitions
- dragon; tarragon
Ancestry of “dragane”, step by step
dragane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dragoun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dragoun | An dragon, drake, wyrm; A heraldic image of a... |
| 2 | Old French | dragon | dragon mythical animal |
| 3 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via Medieval Latin tragonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | tragonia | — |
| 2 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |