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The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each other to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word [[Wikt:dragon|"dragon"]] derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Wikt:δράκων|δράκων]] (''drákōn''), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Ddra%2Fkwn2 Δράκων], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', at Perseus project</ref> | The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each other to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word [[Wikt:dragon|"dragon"]] derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Wikt:δράκων|δράκων]] (''drákōn''), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Ddra%2Fkwn2 Δράκων], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', at Perseus project</ref> | ||
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