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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|corde|t=rope, string]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin chorda, string, catgut,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Greek [[m|grc|χορδή|tr=khordḗ|t=gut, string of a lyre]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which Barnhart relates to Sanskrit hirā́, band, and Old Norse gǫrn, gut, from an Indo-European root meaning gut.^(Barnhart 1988) [[chord]], a straight line, is its doublet.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|fro|corde|t=rope, string]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|chorda]], string, catgut,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Greek [[m|grc|χορδή|tr=khordḗ|t=gut, string of a lyre]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which Barnhart relates to Sanskrit hirā́, band, and [[non|gǫrn]], gut, from an Indo-European root meaning gut.^(Barnhart 1988) [[chord]], a straight line, is its doublet.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==