Where does “dragon” come from?
dragon (Swedish) 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.
dragon (Swedish): a dragoon; the perennial herb tarragon; leaves of...
Definitions
- a dragoon; the perennial herb tarragon; leaves of...
Ancestry of “dragon”, step by step
dragon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French estragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | estragon | tarragon |
| 2 | French | estargon | — |
| 3 | French | targon | — |
| 4 | Latin | tarcon | — |
| 5 | Latin | altarcon | — |
| 6 | Arabic | طَرْخُون | tarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δρακόντιον | edder-wort |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |