Where does “cornetto” come from?

cornetto (English) comes from Italian Cornetto, from Italian Corno, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cornetto (English): A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European...

Definitions

  1. A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European...

Ancestry of “cornetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCornettohorn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper
2ItalianCornohorn, antler of an animal
3Latincornūhorn; antler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Italian Corno →