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Where does “cornicula” come from?

cornicula (Late Latin) 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.

cornicula (Late Latin): a small crow; nominative plural of corniculum;...

Definitions

  1. a small crow; nominative plural of corniculum;...

Ancestry of “cornicula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cornicula”

  • cornicla
  • corneja
  • corneille
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