Where does “corniculate” come from?
corniculate (English) comes from Latin corniculatus, from Latin corniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
corniculate (English): Horned; having horns; Having processes resembling...
Definitions
- Horned; having horns; Having processes resembling...
Ancestry of “corniculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corniculatus | horn-shaped |
| 2 | Latin | corniculum | A little horn; A horn-shaped ornament on the... |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |