Week 6 Cady - Cordial

Cordial:

(n). a stimulating medicine or drink

“I got this cordial at Rome, of an Italian charlatan...” (Bronte 325). This is from the book Jane Eyre.

I chose this word because when researching it I found that the noun version of cordial (which is defined above) and the adjective version of cordial (showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval) are actually connected. The two words at first glance do not seem to be similar in any way but they actually both stem from the Latin word cordialis, meaning of or for the heart. Cordial, in the adjective form, developed into meaning "heartfelt, proceeding from the heart as the supposed seat of kindly feelings". While cordial the noun became a word that means "medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart". These two versions of the cordial both developed from its original denotation of of or for the heart. 


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