Where does “koorde” come from?

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

koorde (Dutch): straight line connecting two dots of a curve

Definitions

  1. straight line connecting two dots of a curve

Ancestry of “koorde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
2Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →