Where does “monocorde” come from?

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

monocorde (Italian): monotonous

Definitions

  1. monotonous

Ancestry of “monocorde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancordeplural of corda
2Italiancordarope; chord, cord; string, cord
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 χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →