Where does “dragma” come from?

dragma (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

dragma (Old Spanish): drachma

Definitions

  1. drachma

Ancestry of “dragma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindragmadrachma
2Latindrachmadrachma Ancient Greek coin, one hundredth of a
3Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
4Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή