Where does “corniculum” come from?

corniculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

corniculum (Latin): A little horn; A horn-shaped ornament on the...

Definitions

  1. A little horn; A horn-shaped ornament on the...

Ancestry of “corniculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “corniculum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →