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Where does “dragman” come from?

dragman (Middle English) comes from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum.

Ancestry of “dragman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdrugeman—
2Medieval Latindragumannus—
3Byzantine Greekδραγομάνος—
4Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
5Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
6Akkadiantargumannum—

Words derived from “dragman”

  • dragoman
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