Where does “cardenal” come from?

cardenal (Catalan) comes from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cardenal (Catalan): cardinal

Definitions

  1. cardinal

Ancestry of “cardenal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincardinālisof or pertaining to a door hinge
2Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →