Etymology

-cardia

Today it means: Forms nouns relating to a heart condition. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
  2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
  3. English today-cardia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns), equivalent to cardia + -ia.

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