Where does “cardoon” come from?

cardoon (English) comes from Middle French cardon, from Occitan cardoun, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardoon (English): "Cynara cardunculus", a prickly perennial plant...

Definitions

  1. "Cynara cardunculus", a prickly perennial plant...

Ancestry of “cardoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcardon—
2Occitancardoun—
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Occitan cardoun →