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Where does “cardo” come from?

cardo (Spanish) comes from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardo (Spanish): thistle; cardoon; prickly customer

Definitions

  1. thistle; cardoon; prickly customer

Ancestry of “cardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “cardo”

  • cardar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →