Where does “anacard” come from?

anacard (Romanian) comes from French anacarde, from Medieval Latin anacardus, from Latin anacardium, from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

anacard (Romanian): cashew

Definitions

  1. cashew

Ancestry of “anacard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanacardecashew
2Medieval Latinanacardus
3Latinanacardium
4Ancient GreekΚαρδίαheart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
5Proto-Hellenickərdíyā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥díyeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā
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