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Where does “corda” come from?

corda (Catalan) comes from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

corda (Catalan): rope; string; cord

Definitions

  1. rope; string; cord

Ancestry of “corda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “corda”

  • corda
  • cordar
  • cordó
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