Where does “cactus” come from?

cactus (French) comes from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

cactus (French): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “cactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

Words derived from “cactus”

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