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Where does “drakī” come from?

drakī (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “drakī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindracoA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The...
2Ancient Greekδράκωνdragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet
3Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
4Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “drakī”

  • draig
  • dreigiau
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