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Where does “δρακόντιον” come from?

δρακόντιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

δρακόντιον (Ancient Greek): edder-wort

Definitions

  1. edder-wort

Ancestry of “δρακόντιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔράκων—
2Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
3Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “δρακόντιον”

  • tarragon
  • estragole
  • estragon
  • Tarkhun
  • dracontium
  • isoestragole
  • dracontium
  • altarcon
  • tarcon
  • estragone
  • targone
  • эстрагон
  • estragon
  • estargon
  • targon
  • Estragon
  • estragão
  • dragon
  • estragon
  • طَرْخُون
  • طرخون
  • εστραγκόν
  • estragon
  • dragon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →