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English word cardinal comes from Latin -alis, Proto-Indo-European *kars-, and later Latin carduus (A wild thistle. The artichoke.)
-alis (Latin)
Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
*kars- (Proto-Indo-European)
carduus (Latin)
A wild thistle. The artichoke.
cardo (Portuguese)
Thistle (plant).
cardo (Latin)
(astronomy) a pole. (by extension) a tenon, mortice, or socket. (figuratively) turning point, critical moment or action. Hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times.
cardinali (Latin)
cardinal (French)
(mathematics) cardinal.. Important; paramount. (religion) cardinal.. Cardinal (bird).. Cardinal number.. Cardinal (color).
cardinal (English)
(nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).. Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.. Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).. Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal. (grammar) A word used to represent a [...]