Where does “dragão” come from?

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

dragão (Portuguese): dragon; dragoon; a very ugly woman

Definitions

  1. dragon; dragoon; a very ugly woman

Ancestry of “dragão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedragondragon
2LatinDracō—
3Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “dragão”

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