Where does “echinococcus” come from?
echinococcus (English) comes from Translingual Echinococcus, from English echino-, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
echinococcus (English): A parasite of humans and of many domestic and...
Definitions
- A parasite of humans and of many domestic and...
Ancestry of “echinococcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Echinococcus | genus |
| 2 | English | echino- | Forming compound terms denoting something prickly... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐχῖνος | hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin |
| 4 | Translingual | Cactus | obsolete genus of succulents |
| 5 | Latin | cactus | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάκτος | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke... |