Where does “cordonner” come from?

cordonner (French) comes from French cordon, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cordonner (French): to twist into the form of a rope

Definitions

  1. to twist into the form of a rope

Ancestry of “cordonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcordoncord
2Old Frenchcorderope
3Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
4Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →