Where does “コーデュロイ” come from?
コーデュロイ (Japanese) comes from English corduroy, from English cord, from Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
コーデュロイ (Japanese): corduroy
Ancestry of “コーデュロイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corduroy | A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with... |
| 2 | English | cord | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns ... |
| 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- | — |