cordate.
Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.
Meaning & usage
Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate From Latin cor(d) (“heart”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Any animal with a heart.
A heart-shaped hand axe.
Misspelling of chordate.
Where this word comes from
From the substantivation of the above adjective, alternatively straight from Latin cord- (“heart”) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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