Where does “cornescens” come from?
cornescens (Latin) comes from Latin cornesco, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “cornescens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cornesco | I become like horn; I turn to horn |
| 2 | Latin | cornū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |