Where does “echinocacto” come from?

echinocacto (Italian) comes from Translingual Echinocactus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

echinocacto (Italian): any cactus of the Echinocactus taxonomic genus

Definitions

any cactus of the Echinocactus taxonomic genus

Ancestry of “echinocacto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Echinocactus	genus
2	Ancient Greek	ἐχῖνος	hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
3	Translingual	Cactus	obsolete genus of succulents
4	Latin	cactus	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
5	Ancient Greek	κάκτος	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

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