Where does “echino-” come from?

echino- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

echino- (English): Forming compound terms denoting something prickly...

Definitions

  1. Forming compound terms denoting something prickly...

Ancestry of “echino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐχῖνοςhedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
2TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
3Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

Words derived from “echino-”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →Every word from Translingual Cactus →
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