Where does “tragaleguas” come from?
tragaleguas (Spanish) comes from Spanish tragar, from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
tragaleguas (Spanish): keen walker, or fast walker
Definitions
- keen walker, or fast walker
Ancestry of “tragaleguas”, step by step
tragaleguas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish tragar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tragar | to swallow; to swallow, consume, absorb; to gulp,... |
| 2 | Latin | draco | A dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράκων | dragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |