Word: 'cordial' • Extended Annotations
Word: 'cordial' • Extended Annotations
circa 1400, "of or pertaining to the heart"
from Medieval Latin cordialis "of or for the heart"
from Latin cor (genitive cordis) "heart"
from PIE root *kerd- "heart"
meaning "heartfelt" is from mid-15th century
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |