Where does “эстраго́н” come from?

эстраго́н (Russian) 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.

эстраго́н (Russian): tarragon

Definitions

  1. tarragon

Ancestry of “эстраго́н”, 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
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων
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