Where does “corniche” come from?

corniche (English) comes from French corniche, from Italian cornice, from Latin cornix, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corniche (English): A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc)

Definitions

  1. A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc)

Ancestry of “corniche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcornichecornice; ledge
2Italiancorniceframe; cornice; ledge
3Latincornixcrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →