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Where does “corde” come from?

corde (French) comes from Middle French corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

corde (French): rope; chord; line

Definitions

  1. rope; chord; line

Ancestry of “corde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcorderope
2Old Frenchcorderope
3Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
4Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—

Words derived from “corde”

  • cordage
  • cordelle
  • cordage
  • encorder
  • corderie
  • cordelle
  • cordelière
  • décorder
  • hypercorde
  • corde
  • cordée
  • polycorde
  • supercorde
  • corder
  • Kordel
  • cót
  • kordenn
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