Where does “cornu” come from?

cornu (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cornu (Latin): horn; antler

Definitions

  1. horn; antler

Ancestry of “cornu”, step by step

cornu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Italic *kornū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kornūhorn

Words derived from “cornu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →