Where does “dragon” come from?

dragon (Danish) comes from Medieval Latin dragon, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dragon (Danish): a dragoon; tarragon

Definitions

  1. a dragoon; tarragon

Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindragon—
2Arabicطَرْخُونtarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
3Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →