cornerstone

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

pietra angolare

fondamento

sostrato

cantonata

humus

retroterra

substrato

base

prima pietra

pilastro

caposaldo

cardine

sinonimi

foundation stone

foundation

fundament

groundwork

base

basis

headstone

🪦

keystone

pillar

linchpin

main point

mainstay

core

pillar stone

head stone

Traduzioni

pierre angulaire

Grundstein

piedra angular

Eckstein

fondement

première pierre

αγκωνάρι

pedra angular

pedra angular

pedra fundamental

θεμέλιος λίθος

base

Meilenstein

αγκώνας

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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.