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Where does “chard” come from?

Chard comes from French carde, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, originally referring to a thorny or prickly plant.

chard (English): An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp....

Definitions

  1. An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp....

Ancestry of “chard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardA playing card; Any game using playing cards; a...
2Middle Englishcardeplaying card
3Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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