Where does “kaktus” come from?

kaktus (Upper Sorbian) comes from German Kaktus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

kaktus (Upper Sorbian): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “kaktus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →Every word from Latin cactus →Every word from German Kaktus →