Etymology Explorer
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Where does “cardoun” come from?
cardoun (Occitan) comes from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “cardoun”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
carduus
a wild thistle; the artichoke
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱers-
to run
Words derived from “cardoun”
cardoon
cardon
kardoen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →
Every word from Latin carduus →