Where does “kornet” come from?
kornet (Dutch) comes from French cornette, from Middle French corne, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
kornet (Dutch): cornet brass instrument
Definitions
- cornet brass instrument
Ancestry of “kornet”, step by step
kornet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French cornette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cornette | cornet |
| 2 | Middle French | corne | — |
| 3 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Middle French cornet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cornet | — |