Etymograph

English

draconic

Draconic comes from Latin dracō ‘a dragon’, and goes back to Ancient Greek δράκων.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκων1drákōn‘dragon’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdracō1‘a dragon’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1908draconic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English draconic
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1908, E. Walter Maunder, New York: Mitchell Kennerley: “There are amongst the constellations four great draconic or…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκωνWiktionary, English draconicdrákōn‘dragon’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdracōWiktionary, English draconic‘a dragon’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1908draconicWiktionary, English draconic. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1908, E. Walter Maunder, New York: Mitchell Kennerley: “There are amongst the constellations four great draconic or…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- ‘to see’

darshan, 4 more

through Ancient Greek δράκων ‘dragon’

tarragon, 16 more

through Latin dracō ‘a dragon’

dragon, drake, dragoon, 13 more

Today it means

adj Relating to or suggestive of dragons.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “draconic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek δράκων / draconic

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