Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “rancler” come from?

rancler (Old French) comes from Old French draoncle, from Latin dracunculus, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

rancler (Old French): Alternative form of draoncler

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of draoncler

Ancestry of “rancler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdraoncleboil
2Latindracunculusa small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like...
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκων—
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “rancler”

  • rankle
  • rankleth
  • ranklen
  • ranclen
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →