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Where does “コード” come from?

コード (Japanese) comes from English cord, from Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

コード (Japanese): Rules or regulations relating to one subject,...

Definitions

  1. Rules or regulations relating to one subject,...

Ancestry of “コード”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcordA long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns ...
2Middle EnglishcordeA long, thick length of fibre; One of the strings...
3Old Frenchcorderope
4Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
5Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—
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