Where does “corneule” come from?
corneule (English) comes from French cornéule, from Latin corneula, from Latin cornea, from Latin corneus, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.
corneule (English): One of the corneas of a compound eye in the...
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- One of the corneas of a compound eye in the...
Ancestry of “corneule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cornéule | corneule |
| 2 | Latin | corneula | — |
| 3 | Latin | cornea | nominative feminine singular of corneus;... |
| 4 | Latin | corneus | Of horn; Hard as horn, horny; Of the color of... |
| 5 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |