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Where does “kardinaaliluku” come from?

kardinaaliluku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kardinaalinen, from English Cardinal, from Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kardinaaliluku (Finnish): cardinal number

Definitions

  1. cardinal number

Ancestry of “kardinaaliluku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkardinaalinen—
2EnglishCardinalA player on the St. Louis Cardinals team; A...
3Canadian FrenchCardinal—
4FrenchcardinalImportant; paramount; cardinal; Cardinal number
5Latincardinālis—
6Latincardō—
7Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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