Editing Hinge (section)

==History==
Ancient remains of stone, marble, wood, and bronze hinges have been found. Some date back to at least [[Ancient Egypt]], although it is nearly impossible to pinpoint exactly where and when the first hinges were used.<ref>{{cite web|title=Door Hinges in Antiquity (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Cardo.html|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref>

In [[Ancient Rome]], hinges were called [[wikt:cardo#Latin|cardō]] and gave name to the goddess [[Cardea]] and the main street [[Cardo]]. This name cardō lives on figuratively today as "the chief thing (on which something turns or depends)" in words such as ''[[wikt:cardinal#English|cardinal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Door Hinges in Antiquity (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Cardo.html|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref>

According to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], the English word ''hinge'' is related to ''[[wikt:hang#English|hang]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=hinge |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/hinge_n |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref>