Etymology of the English word cordless
the English word
cordlessderived 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
coreusing the English suffix
-lessderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazDerivations in other languages
Italian
cordlessUsage
Word found in Modern English
