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
Ancestry of “cordiale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cordiālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “cordiale”