Where does “decachord” come from?
decachord (English) comes from Ancient Greek δεκάχορδος, from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
decachord (English): An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten...
Definitions
- An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten...
Ancestry of “decachord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δεκάχορδος | ten-stringed |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δέκα | ten |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |