Where does “cordilheira” come from?
cordilheira (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, from Old Spanish cuerda — a rope, string.
cordilheira (Portuguese): mountain range
Ancestry of “cordilheira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cordillera | mountain range, cordillera |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cordilla | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cuerda | a rope, string |