LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cor.

heart; mind/soul/spirit; intellect/judgment; sweetheart; souls/persons (pl.);

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔr]

heart
declension-3 · neuter
soul; mind
declension-3 · figuratively · neuter

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kord, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d- (“heart”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κῆρ (kêr), κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō), Old English heorte (English heart), Sanskrit हृद॑य (hṛ́daya), Hittite 𒆠𒅕 (kir), Old Church Slavonic срьдьце (srĭdĭce).

adv[ˈkoːr]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔr]

Old Latin form of cūr (“why; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motive”)
Old-Latin · alt-of · not-comparable

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