Where does “chardonneret” come from?

chardonneret (French) comes from Latin cardella, from Latin carduēlis, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

chardonneret (French): goldfinch

Definitions

  1. goldfinch

Ancestry of “chardonneret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincardella—
2Latincarduēlisa thistlefinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin carduēlis →