Where does “rakuuna” come from?
rakuuna (Finnish) comes from Swedish dragon, from French estragon, from French estargon, from French targon, from Latin tarcon, from Latin altarcon, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον.
rakuuna (Finnish): dragoon; tarragon
Definitions
- dragoon; tarragon
Ancestry of “rakuuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dragon | a dragoon; the perennial herb tarragon; leaves of... |
| 2 | French | estragon | tarragon |
| 3 | French | estargon | — |
| 4 | French | targon | — |
| 5 | Latin | tarcon | — |
| 6 | Latin | altarcon | — |
| 7 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |