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

  1. cornice, eaves; jetty; pizza crust, especially...

Ancestry of “cornicione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancorniceframe; cornice; ledge
2Latincornixcrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →