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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cord-, cor- "heart", "mind; soul" from Latin cordis, cor

【cord-, cor-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "cordis," and "cor."
It carries the basic meaning of "heart," "mind; soul," and "mind."

from PIE *kerd- "heart"



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cord-, cor-"]

accord ☆[4516] An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
accordance ☆[5076] in a way that agrees with or follows (something, such as a rule or request)
according ****[311] in proportion; in relation
accordingly ☆[5469] You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
core ****[1321] The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
courage ***[2508] the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous
discourage ***[2593] If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
encourage ****[797] If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.
encouragement **[4068] Encouragement is the activity of encouraging someone, or something that is said or done in order to encourage them.
encouraging **[4255] Something that is encouraging gives people hope or confidence.
record ****[396] If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.



[WORD ROOT]root cord
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cord, cordi, cour, core
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) cordis, cor
[MEANING]root heart, mind; soul, mind

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 cordis heart; soul, mind
  • 【Latin】 cor (genitive cordis) heart



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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accord ☆[4516] noun from accord 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
【pl.】 accords
【ROOTs】 ac(ad); to cord; heart
【Etymology】 《Latin accordaread+cor; make agree; be of one heart, bring heart to heart
【First Known Meaning】 agreement, harmony of opinions
【DERIVATIVEs】 accordable, accordance, accordant, accorder, accord

accordance ☆[5076] noun from accord 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 in a way that agrees with or follows (something, such as a rule or request)
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ac(ad); to cord; heart ance; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accordaread+cor; make agree; be of one heart, bring heart to heart
【First Known Meaning】 compliance; agreement, concurrence, state of being in accord
【DERIVATIVEs】 accordable, accordance, accordant, accorder, accord



according ★★★★[311] adjective from accord 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 in proportion; in relation
【COMPOSITION】 accord + ing
【ROOTs】 ac(ad); to cord; heart ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accordaread+cor; make agree; be of one heart, bring heart to heart
【DERIVATIVEs】 accordingly, according

accordingly ☆[5469] adverb from accord 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
【SYNONYM】 therefore, thus
【COMPOSITION】 according + ly
【ROOTs】 ac(ad); to cord; heart ing; adjective suffix ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accordaread+cor; make agree; be of one heart, bring heart to heart
【DERIVATIVEs】 accordingly, according

core ★★★★[1321] noun from core
【DEFINITION】 The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 core(cord); heart
【Etymology】 《Latin cor(genitive cordis) heart
【First Known Meaning】 heart or inmost part of anything
【DERIVATIVEs】 coreless, core

courage ★★★[2508] noun from courage 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 bravery
【ROOTs】 cour(cord); heart age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French corage[from Vulgar Latin *coraticum] (Old French) courage, heart, spirit
【First Known Meaning】 heart (as the seat of emotions); spirit, temperament, state or frame of mind
【DERIVATIVEs】 courage, courageous, encourage, encouragement, encourager, encouraging, encouragingly

discourage ★★★[2593] verb from courage 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
【Declension/Conjugation】 discouraged, discouraged, discouraging, discourages
【SYNONYM】 dishearten
【ANTONYM】 encourage
【COMPOSITION】 dis + courage
【ROOTs】 dis; away, spart cour(cord); heart age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French descouragier[from des+corage] dishearten
【First Known Meaning】 deprive of or cause to lose courage
【DERIVATIVEs】 discourageable, discouragement, discourager, discouragingly, discourage



encourage ★★★★[797] verb from courage 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 encouraged, encouraged, encouraging, encourages
【SYNONYM】 promote, foster, pat on the back
【ANTONYM】 discourage
【ROOTs】 en; in, into cour(cord); heart age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French corage[from Vulgar Latin *coraticum] (Old French) courage, heart, spirit
【First Known Meaning】 make strong, hearten
【DERIVATIVEs】 courage, courageous, encourage, encouragement, encourager, encouraging, encouragingly

encouragement ★★[4068] noun from courage 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 Encouragement is the activity of encouraging someone, or something that is said or done in order to encourage them.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 encourage + ment
【ROOTs】 en; in, into cour(cord); heart age; noun suffix ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French corage[from Vulgar Latin *coraticum] (Old French) courage, heart, spirit
【DERIVATIVEs】 courage, encourage, encouragement, encourager, encouraging, encouragingly

encouraging ★★[4255] adjective from courage 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 Something that is encouraging gives people hope or confidence.
【COMPOSITION】 encourage + ing
【ROOTs】 en; in, into cour(cord); heart ag(age); noun suffix ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《French corage[from Vulgar Latin *coraticum] (Old French) courage, heart, spirit
【DERIVATIVEs】 courage, encourage, encouragement, encourager, encouraging, encouragingly

record ★★★★[396] noun from record 〈 core
【DEFINITION】 If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.
【pl.】 records
【ROOTs】 re; again, behind cord; heart
【Etymology】 《Latin recordarire+cor; remember, call to mind, think over, be mindful of,
【First Known Meaning】 testimony committed to writing
【DERIVATIVEs】 recordable, record


Other words containing "cord-, cor-"; accordable, accordant, accordatura, accorder, concord, concordance, concordant, concordat, corcle, cordate, cordial, cordiality, cordiform, courageous, discord, discordance, discordant, discouragement, misericord, nonaccordant, obcordate, recording, scordatura

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

contra-, contro-
commun-, comun-
come
color
cohort
cogn-, cognit-
cock
coc
clude-
cloth

 

 

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