Where does “côdon” come from?

côdon (Bourguignon) comes from Bourguignon côde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

côdon (Bourguignon): cord

Definitions

  1. cord

Ancestry of “côdon”, step by step

côdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bourguignon côde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignoncôderope
2Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
3Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

via Bourguignon on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignonon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →