The story
- Latin · derived fromcardus
- Late Latin · derived fromcardōnem
- Spanish · borrowed fromcardón
- English todaycardon
Borrowed from Spanish cardón, from from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon and chard.
Words from the same roots
Late Latincardōnem all →
cardoon
Latincardus all →
cardoon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.