Etymology of the English word cordgrass
the English word
cordgrassderived from the English word
cordderived from the Old French word
cordederived from the New Latin word
chorda (tripe; catgut, musical instrument)
derived from the Greek word
chorde, χορδή (string of gut, cord)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gherə-derived from the Latin word
corda (tripe; catgut, musical instrument string)
derived from the Greek word
chorde, χορδή (string of gut, cord)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gherə-derived from the English word
corederived from the English word
grassderived from the Proto-Germanic word
grasanUsage
Word found in Modern English