cardinalis
Latin
adj
Definitions
- of or pertaining to a door hinge
- principal, chief, cardinal; that upon which something depends
Etymology
Suffix from Latin cardō (hinge, pivot, astronomical pole, door hinge).
Origin
Latin
cardō
Gloss
hinge, pivot, astronomical pole, door hinge
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cardo English
- cardinalis, cardinālis (episcopus) Latin
- carduus Latin
- cardō Latin
- cardine Italian
- kardinaal Dutch, Flemish
- carde French
- cardinael Middle Dutch
- kardinaali Ingrian