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Where does “draic” come from?

draic (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, from Proto-Celtic *drakū, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “draic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*drėg—
2Proto-Celtic*drakū—
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκων—
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “draic”

  • draig
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