Where does “dragon” come from?

dragon (Old Welsh) comes from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragon (Old Welsh): commander, war leader

Definitions

  1. commander, war leader

Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDracō—
2Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
3Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
4Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “dragon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →
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