Where does “corniche” come from?

corniche (French) comes from Italian cornice, from Latin cornix, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corniche (French): cornice; ledge

Definitions

  1. cornice; ledge

Ancestry of “corniche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancorniceframe; cornice; ledge
2Latincornixcrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “corniche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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