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Where does the word "cardiac" come from? It comes from Greek kardiakos, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "cardiac" come from? It comes from Greek kardiakos, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Cardiac’s story begins in Greek: kardiakos meant “relating to the heart.” Relating to the heart, from kardia (heart). It reached English by 1600s as cardiac. Settled as the medical word for anything relating to the heart. Today, cardiac means relating to the heart.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient kardiakos "relating to the heart", relating to the heart, from kardia (heart).
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s cardiac "relating to the heart", settled as the medical word for anything relating to the heart.