Where does “carthamus” come from?
carthamus (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic قُرْطُم, from Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܩܰܪܛܶܡ — to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim.
Ancestry of “carthamus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | قُرْطُم | safflower |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ | safflower |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܰܪܛܶܡ | to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim |
Words derived from “carthamus”