Where does “notochord” come from?
Notochord comes from English chord, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda meaning "string" or "gut," from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
notochord (English): A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main...
Definitions
- A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main...
Ancestry of “notochord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chord | A harmonic set of three or more notes that is... |
| 2 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example) |
| 3 | Middle English | corde | A long, thick length of fibre; One of the strings... |
| 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- | bowels, intestines |