chadon beni

The story

1. Late Latin · derived frombenedīcō“to bless, praise”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kers-“to rub, scrape, scratch”
3. Latin · derived fromcarduus“wild thistle; artichoke”
4. French · borrowed fromchardon béni“blessed thistle”
5. English todaychadon beni

Borrowed from French chardon béni (“blessed thistle”): chardon (“thistle”) (ultimately from Latin carduus (“wild thistle; artichoke”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“to rub, scrape, scratch”)) + béni (past participle of bénir (“to bless”), ultimately from Late Latin benedīcō (“to bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) and dīcō (“speak”)).

Words from the same roots