Where does “cordado” come from?
cordado (Portuguese) comes from Translingual Chordata, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
cordado (Portuguese): chordate any member of the phylum
Definitions
- chordate any member of the phylum
Ancestry of “cordado”, step by step
cordado traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Chordata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Chordata | Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of |
| 2 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |
via Latin cordatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cordatus | wise, prudent, judicious, sagacious;... |
| 2 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Portuguese corda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | corda | rope, string; winding mechanism; cord,... |