Where does “carder” come from?
carder (French) comes from French carde, from Medieval Latin cardo, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
carder (French): to card
Ancestry of “carder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | carde | card; cardoon; edible stalks of either cardoon or... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cardo | — |
| 3 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “carder”