Where does “cacto” come from?

cacto (Spanish) comes from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

cacto (Spanish): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “cacto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
2Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →