Where does “estragole” come from?

estragole (English) comes from French estragon, from French estargon, from French targon, from Latin tarcon, from Latin altarcon, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων.

estragole (English): The methyl ether of chavicol; it occurs in the...

Definitions

  1. The methyl ether of chavicol; it occurs in the...

Ancestry of “estragole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchestragontarragon
2Frenchestargon—
3Frenchtargon—
4Latintarcon—
5Latinaltarcon—
6Arabicطَرْخُونtarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
7Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
8Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
9Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
10Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “estragole”

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