English → Latin
“dragon” in Latin
dracōA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent.; The standard of a Roman cohort, shaped like an Egyptian crocodile ('dragon') headanguissnake, serpent, dragon; Hydra; the constellation Hydra
The English word dragon itself goes back to Latin dracō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dragon
draco, serpens. (The words are found in this connection and order.) draco serpens (snake): draco: anguis (the constellation).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dragon?
- The usual Latin words for “dragon” are dracō, anguis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.