Where does “kaktus” come from?

kaktus (Finnish) comes from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

kaktus (Finnish): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “kaktus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
2Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

Words derived from “kaktus”

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