Where does “pentachord” come from?
pentachord (English) comes from English chord, from English cord, from Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
pentachord (English): Five notes in a scale; A musical instrument with...
Definitions
- Five notes in a scale; A musical instrument with...
Ancestry of “pentachord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chord | A harmonic set of three or more notes that is... |
| 2 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns ... |
| 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- | — |