Where does “echinus” come from?
echinus (English) comes from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
echinus (English): A sea urchin; The rounded moulding forming the...
Definitions
- A sea urchin; The rounded moulding forming the...
Ancestry of “echinus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | echīnus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐχῖνος | hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin |
| 3 | Translingual | Cactus | obsolete genus of succulents |
| 4 | Latin | cactus | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάκτος | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke... |