Where does “Cactoideae” come from?

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

Cactoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Cactoideae”, step by step

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