Where does “cardiga” come from?

cardiga (Catalan) comes from Catalan card, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardiga (Catalan): cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

Definitions

  1. cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

Ancestry of “cardiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancardthistle
2Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “cardiga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Catalan card →