Where does “corneter” come from?
corneter (English) comes from English cornet, from Middle 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.
corneter (English): One who plays a cornet
Definitions
- One who plays a cornet
Ancestry of “corneter”, step by step
corneter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cornet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cornet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 2 | Middle French | cornette | — |
| 3 | Middle French | corne | — |
| 4 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |