Where does “drăcui” come from?

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

drăcui (Romanian): to curse, to swear using the word "drac" (devil) and derivatives

Definitions

  1. to curse, to swear using the word "drac" (devil) and derivatives

Ancestry of “drăcui”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drăcui

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων