Etymograph

English

concordial

Concordial comes from Late Latin concordialis ‘of or pertaining to concord or union’, from Latin cor ‘heart’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerd-1‘heart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kord1‘heart’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcor1‘heart’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcors1‘agreeing, of one mind, concordant’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcordia1‘agreement, concord’
  7. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconcordialis2‘of or pertaining to concord or union’
  8. Englishtodayconcordial2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin concordialis
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English concordial

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerd-Wiktionary, Latin concordialis‘heart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥désWiktionary, Latin concordialisreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kordWiktionary, Latin concordialis‘heart’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorWiktionary, Latin concordialis‘heart’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcorsWiktionary, Latin concordialis‘agreeing, of one mind, concordant’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcordiaWiktionary, Latin concordialis‘agreement, concord’
  7. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconcordialisWiktionary, English concordial‘of or pertaining to concord or union’
  8. EnglishtodayconcordialWiktionary, English concordial

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- ‘heart’

heart, creed, cardiac, myocardium, 6 more

through Proto-Italic *kord ‘heart’

courageous, recorder, discordant, 9 more

through Latin cor ‘heart’

record, core, encourage, courage, discord, 13 more

through Latin concors ‘agreeing, of one mind, concordant’

accord, 2 more

Today it means

adj correlated to grammatical concord

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “concordial”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin concordialis. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- / concordial

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