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Where does “cornetto” come from?

cornetto (Interlingua) comes from Italian Cornetto, from Italian Corno, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cornetto (Interlingua): ice cream cone

Definitions

  1. ice cream cone

Ancestry of “cornetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCornetto—
2ItalianCorno—
3Latincornū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →