Where does “cordura” come from?

cordura (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuerdo, from Latin cordatus, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cordura (Spanish): prudence; sanity; reason

Definitions

  1. prudence; sanity; reason

Ancestry of “cordura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuerdosane; prudent
2Latincordatuswise, prudent, judicious, sagacious;...
3Latincorheart; soul, mind
4Proto-Italickordheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic kord →Every word from Latin cor →