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

  1. A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the...

Ancestry of “cordon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcordon—
2Middle Frenchcordon—
3Old Frenchcordonbowstring
4Old Frenchcorderope
5Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
6Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
7Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “cordon”

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