Where does “cornetist” come from?
cornetist (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.
cornetist (English): Someone who plays the cornet
Definitions
- Someone who plays the cornet
Ancestry of “cornetist”, step by step
| 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 |