Etymology

cordon

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Today it means: A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. Full definition →

Middle English cordon ← Middle French cordon ← Old French cordon
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  1. Old French · derived fromcordon
  2. Middle French · derived fromcordon
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcordon
  4. English todaycordon

From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.