Where does “Echinoidea” come from?
Echinoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Echinus, from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Ancestry of “Echinoidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Echinus | genus of sea urchins |
| 2 | Latin | echīnus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐχῖνος | hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin |
| 4 | Translingual | Cactus | obsolete genus of succulents |
| 5 | Latin | cactus | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάκτος | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke... |
Words derived from “Echinoidea”