Where does “cordel” come from?
cordel (Spanish) comes from Catalan cordell, from Vulgar Latin *cordellus, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
cordel (Spanish): string; twine; A traditional unit of distance...
Definitions
- string; twine; A traditional unit of distance...
Ancestry of “cordel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cordell | string |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *cordellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |