myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of cardenal

Etymology of the Spanish word cardenal

the Spanish word cardenal

derived from the Spanish word cárdeno

derived from the Latin word cardinus

derived from the Classical Latin word carduus (thistle; prickly bur, seed-vessel)

derived from the Latin word cardinalis (pertaining to a door hinge; cardinal, prince of Catholic Church; cardinal, principle, chief)

using the Latin suffix -alis

derived from the Latin word cardo (hinge; pole, axis)

derived from the Classical Latin word carduus (thistle; prickly bur, seed-vessel)

Dutch kardinaal, English cardinal, French cardinal, German Kardinal, Icelandic kárdínali, Italian cardinale, Norwegian kardinal, Portuguese cardeal, Spanish cardinal, Swedish kardinal