Where does “cordyally” come from?

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

cordyally (Middle English): by heart

Definitions

  1. by heart

Ancestry of “cordyally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcordial—
2Old Frenchcordial—
3Medieval Latincordialisof the heart
4Latincorheart; soul, mind
5Proto-Italickordheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →