Where does “cornéule” come from?
cornéule (French) comes from Latin corneula, from Latin cornea, from Latin corneus, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
cornéule (French): corneule
Ancestry of “cornéule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corneula | — |
| 2 | Latin | cornea | nominative feminine singular of corneus;... |
| 3 | Latin | corneus | Of horn; Hard as horn, horny; Of the color of... |
| 4 | Latin | Cornus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “cornéule”