Where does “cardunculus” come from?

cardunculus (Latin) comes from Latin -unculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

cardunculus (Latin): cardoon; artichoke

Definitions

  1. cardoon; artichoke

Ancestry of “cardunculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-unculusSuffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,...
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin -unculus →