Where does “cardon” come from?

cardon (Romanian) comes from Russian кордон, from Polish kordon, from French cordon, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cardon (Romanian): cardoon

Definitions

  1. cardoon

Ancestry of “cardon”, step by step

cardon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кордон

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкордонcordon troops or guards deployed in a line to encircle or protect an area
2Polishkordoncordon
3Frenchcordoncord
4Old Frenchcorderope
5Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
6Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
7Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

via French cardon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcardoncardoon
2Old Occitancardonthistle
3Medieval Latincardo—
4Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →