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Where does “tragar” come from?

tragar (Spanish) comes from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

tragar (Spanish): to swallow; to swallow, consume, absorb; to gulp,...

Definitions

  1. to swallow; to swallow, consume, absorb; to gulp,...

Ancestry of “tragar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindracoA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The...
2Ancient Greekδράκωνdragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet
3Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
4Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “tragar”

  • tragaleguas
  • tragafuegos
  • tragaperras
  • trago
  • tragalibros
  • tragamonedas
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