Where does “dragoman” come from?

dragoman (Romanian) comes from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

dragoman (Romanian): dragoman

Definitions

  1. dragoman

Ancestry of “dragoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekδραγομάνος—
2Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
3Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
4Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman

Words derived from “dragoman”

Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →