Where does “polycorde” come from?
polycorde (French) comes from French corde, from Middle French corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
polycorde (French): polychord; polychordal
Ancestry of “polycorde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | corde | rope; chord; line |
| 2 | Middle French | corde | rope |
| 3 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 4 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |