draconian
dray-KOH-nee-uhn · adjective
Origin
From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) plus the suffix -ian, itself from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn). It honors — or rather blames — Draco, an Athenian lawmaker remembered for the severity of his legal code.
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The Greek root δράκων (drákōn) also means "dragon," and Latin dracō carries the same sense, so this word shares ancestry with English "dragon."
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