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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancardinalecardinal
2Latincardinālis—
3Latincardō—
4Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →