Where does “cornuto” come from?

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

cornuto (English): A cuckold

Definitions

  1. A cuckold

Ancestry of “cornuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancornutohorned; cuckold
2LatinCornutushorned, having horns
3Latincornūhorn; antler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Latin Cornutus →