Where does “sea cornet” come from?
sea cornet (English) comes from English cornet, from Middle French cornette, from Middle French corne, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
sea cornet (English): A whelk
Definitions
- A whelk
Ancestry of “sea cornet”, step by step
sea cornet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cornet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cornet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 2 | Middle French | cornette | — |
| 3 | Middle French | corne | — |
| 4 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |