Where does “δεκάχορδος” come from?

δεκάχορδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

δεκάχορδος (Ancient Greek): ten-stringed

Definitions

  1. ten-stringed

Ancestry of “δεκάχορδος”, step by step

δεκάχορδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δέκα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέκαten
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek χορδή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
2Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “δεκάχορδος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →