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Where does “corde” come from?

corde (Old French) comes from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.

corde (Old French): rope

Definitions

  1. rope

Ancestry of “corde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
2Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-—

Words derived from “corde”

  • cord
  • chord
  • cords
  • cordon
  • corduroy
  • cordage
  • cordless
  • corded
  • cording
  • notochord
  • chordal
  • cordite
  • cordwood
  • whipcord
  • tetrachord
  • hexachord
  • cordgrass
  • ripcord
  • notochordal
  • pentachord
  • trichord
  • cordocentesis
  • cordotomy
  • cordlike
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