Where does “cardosanto” come from?
cardosanto (Spanish) comes from Spanish Santo, from Old Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.
cardosanto (Spanish): The holy thistle or blessed thistle, Centaurea benedicta
Definitions
- The holy thistle or blessed thistle, Centaurea benedicta
Ancestry of “cardosanto”, step by step
cardosanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Santo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Santo | Saint |
| 2 | Old Spanish | santo | sacred; consecrated; holy; godly |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sancto | — |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |