Where does “altarcon” come from?
altarcon (Latin) comes from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
Ancestry of “altarcon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |