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Where does “cardinael” come from?

cardinael (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “cardinael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincardinālis—
2Latincardō—
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “cardinael”

  • kardinaal
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