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Where does “tarcon” come from?

tarcon (Latin) comes from Latin altarcon, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “tarcon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaltarcon—
2Arabicطَرْخُونtarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
3Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
4Ancient GreekΔράκων—
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “tarcon”

  • estragole
  • estragon
  • isoestragole
  • estragone
  • эстрагон
  • estargon
  • targon
  • estragon
  • Estragon
  • estragão
  • estragon
  • εστραγκόν
  • estragon
  • estragon
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