Where does “cardinalis” come from?
cardinalis (Latin) comes from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “cardinalis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cardō | — |
| 2 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |