Where does “ranclen” come from?
ranclen (Middle English) comes from Old French rancler, from Old French draoncle, from Latin dracunculus, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
Ancestry of “ranclen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | rancler | Alternative form of draoncler |
| 2 | Old French | draoncle | boil |
| 3 | Latin | dracunculus | a small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like... |
| 4 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
Words derived from “ranclen”