Where does “chordate” come from?
chordate (English) comes from Translingual Chordata, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
chordate (English): A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals...
Definitions
- A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals...
Ancestry of “chordate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Chordata | Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of |
| 2 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |