Where does “drăcean” come from?

drăcean (Romanian) comes from Romanian drac, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

drăcean (Romanian): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “drăcean”, step by step

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