Where does “Carduoideae” come from?
Carduoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Carduus, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “Carduoideae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Carduus | — |
| 2 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |