Etymology

chordee

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Today it means: An abnormal downward curve to the erect penis. Full definition →

French (chaude-pisse) cordée ← Latin chorda ← Ancient Greek χορδή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχορδή“entrails, intestines”
  2. Latin · derived fromchorda
  3. French · derived from(chaude-pisse) cordée“corded (urethral discharge)”
  4. English todaychordee

From French (chaude-pisse) cordée (“corded (urethral discharge)”), ultimately from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “entrails, intestines”).

Words from the same roots

Latinchorda all →

cordcordel

Ancient Greekχορδή all →

cordchord

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.