Where does “cordelero” come from?

cordelero (Spanish) comes from Spanish cordel, from Catalan cordell, from Vulgar Latin *cordellus, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cordelero (Spanish): string, rope, cord

Definitions

  1. string, rope, cord

Ancestry of “cordelero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcordelstring; twine; A traditional unit of distance...
2Catalancordellstring
3Vulgar Latin*cordellus
4Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
5Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-Every word from Ancient Greek χορδήEvery word from Latin chorda