English

idiochord

From idio- + chord.

Formed from idio- + chord

Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’

Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hwédios

Ancient Greek ἴδιος ‘own, personal, distinct’

English idio-

Ancient Greek χορδή ‘string of gut, the string of a lyre’

English chord

Today it means

noun Any musical instrument whose "string" is made from the same material as its resonating body.

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Etymograph / idiochord