Where does “biscornu” come from?

biscornu (French) comes from French cornu, from Latin Cornutus, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

biscornu (French): bizarre; crooked

Definitions

  1. bizarre; crooked

Ancestry of “biscornu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcornuhorned
2LatinCornutushorned, having horns
3Latincornūhorn; antler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “biscornu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Latin Cornutus →
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