Etymograph

English

estragole

Estragole comes from French estragon ‘tarragon’, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον ‘dragonwort, edder-wort’, and ultimately from δράκων.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκων1‘dragon’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρακόντιον1‘dragonwort, edder-wort’
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentطَرْخُون1‘tarragon, estragon’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500tarcon1
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentestragon2‘tarragon’
  6. Englishtodayestragole2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French estragon
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English estragole

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράκωνWiktionary, French estragon‘dragon’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρακόντιονWiktionary, French estragon‘dragonwort, edder-wort’
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentطَرْخُونWiktionary, French estragon‘tarragon, estragon’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500tarconWiktionary, French estragon
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentestragonWiktionary, English estragole‘tarragon’
  6. EnglishtodayestragoleWiktionary, English estragole

Linked words

through Ancient Greek δράκων ‘dragon’

dragon, drake, draconian, dragoon, drac, 14 more

through Arabic طَرْخُون ‘tarragon, estragon’

tarragon, 1 more

Today it means

noun The methyl ether of chavicol; it occurs in the essential oil of tarragon

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “estragole”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for French estragon. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek δράκων / estragole

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