Where does “cardon” come from?

cardon (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan cardon, from Medieval Latin cardo, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardon (Occitan): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “cardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancardonthistle
2Medieval Latincardo—
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Medieval Latin cardo →