Where does “pendragon” come from?

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

pendragon (Welsh): chief war leader

Definitions

  1. chief war leader

Ancestry of “pendragon”, step by step

pendragon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dragon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdragondragon; commander, war leader
2Old Welshdragoncommander, war leader
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “pendragon”

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