Where does “cornice” come from?

cornice (Italian) comes from Latin cornix, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

cornice (Italian): frame; cornice; ledge

Definitions

  1. frame; cornice; ledge

Ancestry of “cornice”, step by step

cornice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cornix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincornixcrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latin corōnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorōniscoronis, colophon
2Ancient Greekκορωνίςsomething crook-beaked or curved; anything curved...
3Ancient Greekκορωνόςcurved, crooked
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “cornice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →