- δράκων
- δράκων, -οντοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `dragon, serpent' (Il.), aslo a fish, `Trachinus' (Epich., cf. Strömberg Fischnamen 121f.).Other forms: Fem. δράκαινα `female dragon' (h. Ap., A.) with δρακαινίς a fish name (Com.); s. below.Derivatives: Dimin. δρακόντιον (Delos IIIa), also a plant `Arum dracunculum' (Hp.; after the colour, Strömberg Pflanzennamen 38); δρακοντίς name of a bird (Ant. Lib.; s. Thompson Birds 91); δρακοντία a plant (Ps.-Dsc.); δρακοντίας (πυρός, σίκυς, πελειάς, Thphr.); δρακοντίτης (λίθος; Ptol. Chenn., s. Redard Les noms grecs en -της 54). - δρακόντειος and δρακοντώδης `like a dragon' (E.). - δρακοντίασις name of a disease (Gal.) as if from *δρακοντιάω, after the words in -ίασις, cf. Holt Les noms d'action en -σις 137 A. 3.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [213] *drḱ- `look at'Etymology: The old view that the dragon was called after his paralyzing view, was doubted by Fick BB 28, 99. - If to δέρκομαι, δράκων can be an original n-stem (cf. δράκαινα) of a root noun *δρά(κ) = Skt. dŕ̥ś- `view' (cf. ὑπό-δρα s.v.). The ντ-stem after the participles, Schwyzer 526, Chantraine Formation 268.Page in Frisk: 1,414
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.