Etymograph

English

dragonnade

Dragonnade comes from French dragon ‘dragoon’, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι ‘to see, see clearly’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*derḱ-1‘to see’uncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérkomai1uncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρκομαι1dérkomai‘to see, see clearly’uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκων1drákōn‘dragon’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdracō1‘a dragon’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400dragon1
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentdragon1‘dragoon’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentdragonnade1
  9. Englishtodaydragonnade1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English dragonnade

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*derḱ-Wiktionary, English dragonnade‘to see’uncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérkomaiWiktionary, English dragonnadeuncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρκομαιWiktionary, English dragonnadedérkomai‘to see, see clearly’uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκωνWiktionary, English dragonnadedrákōn‘dragon’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdracōWiktionary, English dragonnade‘a dragon’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400dragonWiktionary, English dragonnade
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentdragonWiktionary, English dragonnade‘dragoon’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentdragonnadeWiktionary, English dragonnade
  9. EnglishtodaydragonnadeWiktionary, English dragonnade

Linked words

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

darshan, 6 more

through Ancient Greek δράκων ‘dragon’

tarragon, 16 more

through Latin dracō ‘a dragon’

drake, draconian, drac, 13 more

Today it means

noun A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “dragonnade”. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- / dragonnade

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