To: bagster
Why do we call them the cardinal directions, anyway?
“Cardinal” comes from the early 14th century and was derived from the Latin cardinalis (”principal, chief, essential”).
To: conservativesister; Publius
Thanks to both of you for the etymology lesson.
I knew the word came from latin but not the original latin word; and I had no idea of the astronomical sourcing.
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05/25/2019 6:51:01 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
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