Where does “corn” come from?
corn (Irish) comes from Old Irish corn, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
corn (Irish): horn; drinking-horn; cup
Ancestry of “corn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | corn | drinking horn, goblet; trumpet, horn; curl;... |
| 2 | Latin | cornū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “corn”