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Where does “cordelle” come from?

cordelle (Italian) comes from Italian cordella, from Italian corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

cordelle (Italian): plural of cordella

Definitions

  1. plural of cordella

Ancestry of “cordelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancordellaA narrow tape or ribbon, especially one used to...
2Italiancordarope; chord, cord; string, cord
3Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
4Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →