Where does “lehtikaktus” come from?

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

lehtikaktus (Finnish): epiphyllum cactus

Definitions

  1. epiphyllum cactus

Ancestry of “lehtikaktus”, step by step

lehtikaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →Every word from Finnish kaktus →
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