Where does “cornutor” come from?

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

cornutor (English): One who makes another person into a cuckold

Definitions

  1. One who makes another person into a cuckold

Ancestry of “cornutor”, 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 →