Where does “kardo” come from?

kardo (Esperanto) comes from Italian cardo, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kardo (Esperanto): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “kardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancardothistle; teasel; implement for carding wool with...
2Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →