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Where does “draig” come from?

draig (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic drakī, from Latin draco, from Ancient Greek δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

draig (Welsh): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “draig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicdrakī—
2LatindracoA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent; The...
3Ancient Greekδράκωνdragon, serpent; a serpent-shaped bracelet
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “draig”

  • dreigiau
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