Etymology of the English word cardiac
the English word
cardiacderived from the French word
cardiacderived from the Latin word
cardiacus (of heart or stomach; suffering in stomach; person suffering from heartburn or stomach distress)
derived from the Greek word
kardiakos, καρδιακός (pertaining to the heart)
derived from the Greek word
kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-derived from the Greek word
cardiacusderived from the Greek word
kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-Date
The earliest known usage of cardiac in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
diplocardiac,
intracardiacUsage
Word found in Modern English
