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Where does “corneula” come from?

corneula (Latin) comes from Latin cornea, from Latin corneus, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “corneula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorneanominative feminine singular of corneus;...
2LatincorneusOf horn; Hard as horn, horny; Of the color of...
3LatinCornus—
4Ancient Greekκορμόςtrunk of a tree; log of timber
5Ancient GreekκείρωI shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “corneula”

  • corneule
  • cornéule
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