Where does “cordial” come from?

cordial (Portuguese) comes from Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cordial (Portuguese): cordial sincere; affectionate

Definitions

  1. cordial sincere; affectionate

Ancestry of “cordial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cordial”

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