Where does “artichoke” come from?
Artichoke comes from Italian articiocco, from Provençal archichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Arabic خرشوف or خُرْشُوف.
artichoke (English): A plant related to the thistle with enlarged...
Definitions
- A plant related to the thistle with enlarged...
Ancestry of “artichoke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | خرشوف | artichoke |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 | a type of cereal with a braid appearance; an... |
Words derived from “artichoke”