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Where does “Corno” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Corno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincornū—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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