Where does “dragon” come from?

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

dragon (Welsh): dragon; commander, war leader

Definitions

  1. dragon; commander, war leader

Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dragon”

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