Where does “cuerda” come from?

cuerda (Spanish) comes from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

cuerda (Spanish): feminine singular of cuerdo; rope, cord, string;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of cuerdo; rope, cord, string;...

Ancestry of “cuerda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuerda”

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