Where does “Chordata” come from?

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

Chordata (Translingual): Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of

Definitions

  1. Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of

Ancestry of “Chordata”, 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 “Chordata”

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