Where does “Echinops” come from?

Echinops (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

Echinops (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Echinops”, step by step

Echinops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἐχῖνος	hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
2	Translingual	Cactus	obsolete genus of succulents
3	Latin	cactus	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4	Ancient Greek	κάκτος	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

via Ancient Greek ὄψ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ὄψ	voice; word; eye, face
2	Proto-Hellenic	wókʷs	voice
3	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

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