Where does “estragon” come from?

estragon (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

estragon (Serbo-Croatian): tarragon, estragon

Definitions

  1. tarragon, estragon

Ancestry of “estragon”, 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