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Where does “cordelle” come from?

cordelle (English) comes from French corde, from Middle French corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

cordelle (English): A twisted cord; a tassel

Definitions

  1. A twisted cord; a tassel

Ancestry of “cordelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorderope; chord; line
2Middle Frenchcorderope
3Old Frenchcorderope
4Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
5Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—
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