Where does “cirse” come from?

cirse (French) comes from Ancient Greek κίρσιον, from Ancient Greek κιρσός, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cirse (French): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “cirse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίρσιονkind of thistle
2Ancient Greekκιρσόςvaricocele, enlargement of a vein
3Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρίκος →Every word from Ancient Greek κιρσός →