Where does “cordeling” come from?
cordeling (English) comes from French cordeler, from Old French cordel, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
cordeling (English): The pulling of a boat by people walking along the...
Definitions
- The pulling of a boat by people walking along the...
Ancestry of “cordeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cordeler | to twist |
| 2 | Old French | cordel | — |
| 3 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 4 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |