Where does “aonchorda” come from?
aonchorda (Irish) comes from Irish corda, from English cord, from Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
aonchorda (Irish): monochord
Definitions
- monochord
Ancestry of “aonchorda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | corda | cord, string; chord |
| 2 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example) |
| 3 | Middle English | corde | A long, thick length of fibre; One of the strings... |
| 4 | Old French | corde | rope |
| 5 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |