Where does “dragon” come from?
dragon (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
Words derived from “dragon”