Where does “drăcovenie” come from?

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

drăcovenie (Romanian): devilry

Definitions

  1. devilry

Ancestry of “drăcovenie”, 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 →