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Where does “χορδή” come from?

χορδή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

χορδή (Ancient Greek): guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...

Definitions

  1. guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...

Ancestry of “χορδή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—

Words derived from “χορδή”

  • cord
  • chord
  • cords
  • cordon
  • corduroy
  • cordage
  • cordless
  • corded
  • cording
  • notochord
  • chordal
  • cordite
  • quirt
  • cordwood
  • whipcord
  • clavichord
  • tetrachord
  • hexachord
  • cordgrass
  • ripcord
  • notochordal
  • pentachord
  • trichord
  • cordocentesis
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