dracunculus
From LSJ
πρὸ συντριβῆς ἡγεῖται ὕβρις → pride goeth before destruction, pride comes before a fall, pride goes before a fall, pride goeth before a fall, pride wenteth before a fall, pride cometh before a fall, pride comes before the fall
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
drăcuncŭlus: i, m.
dim. draco.
I A small serpent, dragonet, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 14; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 1, 5.—
II A thread twisted like a serpent, Inscr. Orell. 1572.—
III A sort of fish, dragonet, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148.—
The plant tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, Linn.; Plin. 24, 16, 91, § 142.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
drăcuncŭlus, ī, m., dim. de draco, petit serpent : Lampr. Hel. 28, 3
