Where does “corniste” come from?

corniste (French) comes from French cor, from Old French cor, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

corniste (French): hornist person who plays the horn

Definitions

  1. hornist person who plays the horn

Ancestry of “corniste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorhorn; corn
2Old Frenchcorhorn
3Latincornūhorn; antler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “corniste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Old French cor →
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