Where does “Drácula” come from?

Drácula (Portuguese) comes from Romanian Drăculea, from Romanian Dracul, from Romanian drac, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Drácula (Portuguese): Dracula Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia

Definitions

  1. Dracula Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia

Ancestry of “Drácula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianDrăculea—
2RomanianDracul—
3Romaniandracdevil
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →