Where does “dague” come from?

dague (Old French) comes from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

Ancestry of “dague”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
2Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
3LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
4Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Words derived from “dague

Every word from Ancient Greek ΔάοιEvery word from Latin DaciaEvery word from Vulgar Latin daca