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Where does “carline” come from?

carline (French) comes from Medieval Latin carlina, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “carline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincarlina—
2Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carline”

  • carlina
  • carline
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