Where does “hornblende” come from?
hornblende (Italian) comes from Italian hornblenda, from French hornblende, from German Hornblende, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną — army.
hornblende (Italian): plural of hornblenda
Definitions
- plural of hornblenda
Ancestry of “hornblende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | hornblenda | Alternative form of orneblenda |
| 2 | French | hornblende | hornblende |
| 3 | German | Hornblende | hornblende |
| 4 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 5 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |