myEtymology.com: French etymology of whipcord

Etymology of the French word whipcord

the French word whipcord

derived from the English word whipcord

derived from the English word whip

derived from the Middle Dutch word wippen

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wipp-

derived from the English word cord

derived from the Old French word corde

derived 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 core