Etymology

dracunculus

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Today it means: A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae. Full definition →

Latin dracunculus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdracunculus
  2. English todaydracunculus

Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).

Words from the same roots

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