Where does “Ferocactus” come from?

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

Ferocactus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ferocactus”, step by step

Ferocactus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Cactus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

via Latin ferus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “Ferocactus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →Every word from Translingual Cactus →