Ancient Greek

δράκων

‘serpent, giant seafish’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek δράκων.

21 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek δράκων, most familiar first.

• dragon ← dragoun ← dracō
• drake ← draca ← *drakō ← dracō
• draconian ← Dracō
• dragoon ← dragon ← dragon ← dragon ← dracō
• tarragon ← targon ← tragonia ← طَرْخُون ← δρακόντιον
• drac ← dracō
• estragon ← tarcon ← طَرْخُون ← δρακόντιον
• draconic ← dracō
• rankle ← ranklen ← rancler ← draoncle ← dracunculus
• dracaena ← δράκαινᾰ
• dracunculus ← draco
• dragonnade ← dragon ← dragon ← dracō

More words from δράκων

• draconine
• dracone
• draconin
• draconical
• draconite
• draconically
• draconitic
• dracotaur
• estragole

Etymograph / Ancient Greek δράκων