Etymograph

English

fluid drachm

Fluid drachm comes from Ancient Greek δραχμή ‘a weight and coin’, from δρᾰ́σσομαι ‘to hold, to seize’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dregʰ-reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρᾰ́σσομαιdrắssomai‘to hold, to seize’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδραχμήdrakhmḗ‘a weight and coin’
  4. Englishtodayfluid drachm

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dregʰ-reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρᾰ́σσομαιdrắssomai‘to hold, to seize’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδραχμήdrakhmḗ‘a weight and coin’
  4. Englishtodayfluid drachm

Linked words

through Ancient Greek δραχμή ‘a weight and coin’

dam, dram, dirham, 5 more

Today it means

noun A British unit of volume equal to 60 minims or 3.55 ml.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ- / fluid drachm

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