Where does “cordial” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cordial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cordial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor