English → Latin
“cordial” in Latin
vērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeisincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousdulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant; sweet-sounding, melodic, melodious, tunefulreficiōto make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct; to restore, repair, fix, refit; to reappoint, re-electrecreōto create again or anew, restore, recreate; to revive, refresh, invigoratebenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mildcomitorto join someone as an attendant; accompany, attend, follow; guard, escort; serve; to attend someone to the grave, attendamīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable; loyal, devoted to; supporting, propitious, helpful
The English word cordial itself goes back to Latin cor, through cordiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cordial s.
potus jucundissimus; *potus vires reficiens: to give anybody a cordial, potione firmare aliquem.
cordial adj.
verus (true): sincerus (genuine, sincere): suavis: dulcis (gratifying, agreeable): reficiens: recreans (refreshing; with animum, if relating to the mind). to meet with a cordial reception, benigne, comiter, amice, honorince excipi a aliquo (after Cic.): not to meet with a cordial reception, male excipi ab aliquo. A cordial reception, *liberalitas, comitas, humanitas, qua aliquis excipitur or accipitur. To send anybody one’s cordial salutations, alicui plurimam salutem impertire, or aliquem plurima salute impertire. Vid: HEARTY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cordial?
- The usual Latin words for “cordial” are vērus, sincērus, suāvis; also dulcis, reficiō, recreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.