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Where does “cardiaque” come from?

cardiaque (Middle French) comes from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός, from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “cardiaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincardiacus—
2Ancient Greekκαρδιακόςconcerning the heart; suffering from a heart...
3Ancient GreekΚαρδία—
4Proto-Hellenickərdíyā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥díyeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cardiaque”

  • cardiac
  • intracardiac
  • noncardiac
  • extracardiac
  • postcardiac
  • retrocardiac
  • paracardiac
  • oculocardiac
  • precardiac
  • myocardiac
  • transcardiac
  • pterocardiac
  • endocardiac
  • urocardiac
  • mesocardiac
  • pseudocardiac
  • nephrocardiac
  • craniocerebellocardiac
  • apicocardiac
  • transcardiacally
  • কার্ডিয়াক
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