Where does “cordal” come from?

cordal (Galician) comes from Galician corda, from Old Portuguese corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cordal (Galician): sierra a rugged range of mountains

Definitions

  1. sierra a rugged range of mountains

Ancestry of “cordal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancordarope, cord
2Old Portuguesecorda
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 χορδήEvery word from Latin chorda
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