Where does “cornicione” come from?
cornicione (Italian) comes from Italian cornice, from Latin cornix, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cornicione (Italian): cornice, eaves; jetty; pizza crust, especially...
Definitions
- cornice, eaves; jetty; pizza crust, especially...
Ancestry of “cornicione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cornice | frame; cornice; ledge |
| 2 | Latin | cornix | crow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |