Where does “cordon” come from?

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

cordon (Romanian): belt; cord; cordon

Definitions

  1. belt; cord; cordon

Ancestry of “cordon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcordoncord
2Old Frenchcorderope
3Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
4Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines

Words derived from “cordon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →