Where does “kaktus” come from?

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

kaktus (Malay): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “kaktus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcactusAny member of the family Cactaceae, a family of...
2TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
3Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →