Where does “pesce cardinale” come from?

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

pesce cardinale (Italian): cardinalfish

Definitions

  1. cardinalfish

Ancestry of “pesce cardinale”, step by step

pesce cardinale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cardinale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancardinalecardinal
2Latincardinālisof or pertaining to a door hinge
3Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
4Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Italian pesce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescefish
2LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →