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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

Definitions

  1. genus of safflower

Ancestry of “Carthamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincarthamus—
2Arabicقُرْطُمsafflower
3Classical Syriacܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐsafflower
4Classical Syriacܩܰܪܛܶܡto cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim

Words derived from “Carthamus”

  • carthamin
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