The father of Vlad Tepes, or the Impaler, was known as Vlad Dracul. Though it wasn’t because people thought he was a devil but because he was a member of the Order of the Dragon which in Latin is Societas Draconistarum. The word “dracu” in Romanian originates from the Latin “Draco” so the connection was easy. Which means the Dracula in this case means “son of Dracul”.
In Latin American Spanish we say “Donde el diablo perdió el poncho” that translates as “Where the devil lost his poncho” or “Donde cayó el avión” / “Where the plane crashed”
In Romanian it’s „unde și-a înțărcat dracul copiii” which means “where the Devil weaned his children”.
Portuguese “onde Judas perdeu as botas”. where Judas lost his boots.
If you go there, pls bring the boots.
If its even further away it’s “onde judas desistiu de achar as botas”. Where judas gave up trying to find his boots
That sounds so stereotypical lol.
Hang on, is “Count Dracula” just Romanian for “Lord Devilish”?
The father of Vlad Tepes, or the Impaler, was known as Vlad Dracul. Though it wasn’t because people thought he was a devil but because he was a member of the Order of the Dragon which in Latin is Societas Draconistarum. The word “dracu” in Romanian originates from the Latin “Draco” so the connection was easy. Which means the Dracula in this case means “son of Dracul”.
I mean there’s a reason Bram Stoker picked the name “Dracula” for his character ya know…
In Latin American Spanish we say “Donde el diablo perdió el poncho” that translates as “Where the devil lost his poncho” or “Donde cayó el avión” / “Where the plane crashed”
Is this a reference to the crash in the Andes?