Where does “dragón” come from?

dragón (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish dragon, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragón (Spanish): dragon; dragoon

Definitions

  1. dragon; dragoon

Ancestry of “dragón”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dragón”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →