Meaning

noun the locus of feelings and intuitions

noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

noun the courage to carry on

originPIE word *ḱḗr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart From Middle English herte, from Old English heorte (“heart”), from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd (“heart”). Doublet of cardia; see also core.…

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