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Draconian

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means excessively harsh or severe, especially referring to laws or punishment
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Stage 1 of 2
Drakon
Greek · ancient
"a lawmaker's name"
an Athenian lawmaker whose legal code was famous for its extreme severity
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draconian
English · 1810s
"excessively harsh or severe"
coined for laws or measures of excessive harshness
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