Where does “dragon” come from?
dragon (Old French) comes from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
dragon (Old French): dragon
Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
Words derived from “dragon”