Where does “capocorda” come from?

capocorda (Italian) comes from Italian corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

capocorda (Italian): terminal; Variant of capocordata

Definitions

  1. terminal; Variant of capocordata

Ancestry of “capocorda”, step by step

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