Where does “kaktus” come from?

kaktus (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

kaktus (Danish): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “kaktus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος