Where does “chorda” come from?

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

chorda (Latin): cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut

Definitions

  1. cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut

Ancestry of “chorda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
2Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “chorda”

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