Where does “cordial” come from?

cordial (Middle English) comes from Old French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordialis, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “cordial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcordial—
2Medieval Latincordialisof the heart
3Latincorheart; soul, mind
4Proto-Italickordheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cordial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →