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Where does “cornuto” come from?

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

cornuto (Italian): horned; cuckold

Definitions

  1. horned; cuckold

Ancestry of “cornuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCornutus—
2Latincornū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cornuto”

  • cornuto
  • bicornuto
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