Question 1

What does the French word "cardinal" mean?

Accepted Answer

That is principal, essential.
Which indicates the quantity, as opposed to an ordinal number which indicates the position, the order, the rank.
Qualifies the nouns or adjectives which indicate the quantity.
Designates the four points of the horizon to which all the other points are generally referred, which are north, south, east and west.
Designates the reference vowels allowing to locate all the other vowels in relation to each other.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "cardinal"?

Accepted Answer

from Latin cardinalis ('related to the hinges', 'cardinal, principal'), derivative of cardo ('pivot', 'hinge'). The meaning being 'something on which one can rely' in the literal sense at the beginning, then nowadays in the figurative sense. The cardinal numbers were named as such because they seemed more important, the cardinals are priests on whom the church relies.

Question 3

How do you say "cardinal" in english?

Accepted Answer

cardinal

Question 4

How to translate "cardinal" into italian?

Accepted Answer

cardinale

cardinal

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