Where does “kordon” come from?

kordon (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوردون, from French cordon, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

kordon (Turkish): cordon

Definitions

  1. cordon

Ancestry of “kordon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوردونcord
2Frenchcordoncord
3Old Frenchcorderope
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
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