Where does “prenotochordal” come from?
prenotochordal (English) comes from English notochordal, from English notochord, from English chord, from English cord, from Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή — bowels, intestines.
prenotochordal (English): Prior to the development of the notochord
Definitions
- Prior to the development of the notochord
Ancestry of “prenotochordal”, step by step
prenotochordal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English notochordal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notochordal | Of or pertaining to the notochord |
| 2 | English | notochord | A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main... |
| 3 | English | chord | A harmonic set of three or more notes that is... |
| 4 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example) |
| 5 | Middle English | corde | A long, thick length of fibre; One of the strings... |
| 6 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 7 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |