Latin
cardinālis
‘pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cardinālis.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin cardinālis, most familiar first.
- cardinal
- charnel
- cardinalate ← cardinālātus
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Etymograph / Latin cardinālis