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

Definitions

  1. horn; drinking-horn; cup

Ancestry of “corn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcorndrinking horn, goblet; trumpet, horn; curl;...
2Latincornūhorn; antler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “corn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Old Irish corn →