Where does “corduroy” come from?
Corduroy comes from cord, which derives from Old French corde, Latin chorda meaning a string or gut, and Ancient Greek χορδή, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
corduroy (English): A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with...
Definitions
- A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with...
Ancestry of “corduroy”, step by step
corduroy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example) |
| 2 | Middle English | corde | A long, thick length of fibre; One of the strings... |
| 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- | bowels, intestines |
via English duroy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duroy | A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th... |