tarragon

Meaningdragon-wort

Common meaning: a herb

tarragondragon-wortSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 625 · scan

Journey through time

Persiantarkhin‘dragon-wort’source
Spanishtaragontiasource
Englishmeaning shiftsdragon-wort → a herbtarragon‘a herb’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Persian tarkhin ‘dragon-wort’.

Roots

tarkhin Persian “dragon-wort”

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