Where does “Carduelis” come from?

Carduelis (Translingual) comes from Latin carduēlis, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Carduelis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Carduelis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarduēlisa thistlefinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
2Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “Carduelis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin carduēlis →