Where does “cordon” come from?
Cordon comes from Middle English cordon, borrowed from French cordon, derived from Old French corde, from Latin chorda meaning "string," ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή and Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
cordon (English): A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the...
Definitions
- A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the...
Ancestry of “cordon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cordon | — |
| 2 | Middle French | cordon | — |
| 3 | Old French | cordon | — |
| 4 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 5 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |
Words derived from “cordon”