Where does “echīnus” come from?

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

echīnus (Latin): a sea urchin, especially the edible kind

Definitions

  1. a sea urchin, especially the edible kind

Ancestry of “echīnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐχῖνοςhedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
2TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
3Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

Words derived from “echīnus

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος
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