Where does “corda” come from?
corda (Spanish) comes from Catalan corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-.
corda (Spanish): rope
Ancestry of “corda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | corda | rope; string; cord |
| 2 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | — |