Where does “Carthamus” come from?
Carthamus (Translingual) comes from Medieval Latin carthamus, from Arabic قُرْطُم, from Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܩܰܪܛܶܡ — to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim.
Carthamus (Translingual): genus of safflower
Ancestry of “Carthamus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | carthamus | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قُرْطُم | safflower |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ | safflower |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܩܰܪܛܶܡ | to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim |
Words derived from “Carthamus”