Where does “estragon” come from?

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

estragon (French): tarragon

Definitions

tarragon

Ancestry of “estragon”, step by step

estragon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French estargon

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	estargon	—
2	French	targon	—
3	Latin	tarcon	—
4	Latin	altarcon	—
5	Arabic	طَرْخُون	tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
6	Ancient Greek	δρακόντιον	edder-wort
7	Ancient Greek	Δράκων	Draco
8	Ancient Greek	δέρκομαι	to see, see clearly; to watch; to live
9	Proto-Hellenic	*dérkomai	—

via Middle French targon

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	targon	—
2	Medieval Latin	tragonia	—

Words derived from “estragon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →