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Where does “curnut” come from?

curnut (Aromanian) comes from Latin Cornutus, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

curnut (Aromanian): horned

Definitions

  1. horned

Ancestry of “curnut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCornutus—
2Latincornū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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