Where does “cactus” come from?

cactus (Romanian) comes from French cactus, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

cactus (Romanian): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “cactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcactuscactus
2TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
3Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →Every word from Translingual Cactus →