Cor etymology

Latin

Latin word cor comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ ḱr̥d-, and later Proto-Italic *kord (Heart.)

Etymology of cor

Detailed word origin of cor

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱḗr ~ ḱr̥d- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱr̥d- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*kord Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Heart.
cor Latin (lat) (anatomy) heart. (figuratively) soul, mind.

Words with the same origin as cor

Descendants of *ḱerd-

credere credo