cornerstone

Signification (Anglais)

1. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
2. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
3. (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

Concepts

pierre angulaire

fondement

première pierre

base

pierre

🪨

pierre d’angle

fondation

pierre d'angle

Synonymes

foundation stone

foundation

fundament

groundwork

base

basis

headstone

🪦

keystone

pillar

linchpin

main point

mainstay

core

pillar stone

head stone

Traductions

Grundstein

Eckstein

piedra angular

pietra angolare

αγκωνάρι

pedra angular

sostrato

pedra fundamental

θεμέλιος λίθος

cantonata

pedra angular

Meilenstein

αγκώνας

fondamento

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: corner ston

In summary

From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in part after Psalm 118:22, and is also quoted several times in the New Testament.