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Where does “cardo” come from?

cardo (Italian) comes from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardo (Italian): thistle; teasel; implement for carding wool with...

Definitions

  1. thistle; teasel; implement for carding wool with...

Ancestry of “cardo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cardo”

  • cardeto
  • kardon
  • kardo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →