The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδρακόντιον“dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”
- Arabic · derived fromطَرْخُون
- Medieval Latin · derived fromtragonia
- Middle French · borrowed fromtargon
- English todaytarragon
Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.
Words from the same roots
Arabicطَرْخُون all →
Ancient Greekδρακόντιον all →
dracontiumdragonwort
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.