Where does “cardon” come from?

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

cardon (Old Occitan): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “cardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincardo—
2Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “cardon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Medieval Latin cardo →