Where does “cordonnet” come from?

cordonnet (English) comes from French cordonnet, from French cordon, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cordonnet (English): Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk,...

Definitions

  1. Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk,...

Ancestry of “cordonnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcordonnet—
2Frenchcordoncord
3Old Frenchcorderope
4Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
5Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →