Where does “cordiale” come from?

cordiale (Italian) comes from Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cordiale (Italian): warm, cordial; cordial

Definitions

  1. warm, cordial; cordial

Ancestry of “cordiale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincordiālisof the heart, heart-, cardiac
2Latincorheart; soul, mind
3Proto-Italickordheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cordiale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor