Where does “charnière” come from?

charnière (French) comes from Vulgar Latin cardinaria, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

charnière (French): hinge; joint; turning point

Definitions

  1. hinge; joint; turning point

Ancestry of “charnière”, step by step

charnière traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin cardinaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincardinaria—
2Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via German Scharnier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScharnierhinge
2Russianшарнирhinge, joint
3Italiancernierahinge, pivot; clasp; zip

Words derived from “charnière”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →