Etymology of the Latin word cardinalis
the Latin word
cardinalis (pertaining to a door hinge; cardinal, prince of Catholic Church; cardinal, principle, chief)
using the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the Latin word
cardo (hinge; pole, axis)
derived from the Classical Latin word
carduus (thistle; prickly bur, seed-vessel)
Derivations in Latin
incardinare,
cardinalatusDerivations in other languages
French
cardinal, French
cardinal, Italian
cardinale, Italian
cardinale, Portuguese
cardeal, Portuguese
cardinal, Portuguese
cardinala, Portuguese
cardinalista, Spanish
cardinal, Spanish
cardenalUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin
