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Where does “cornuto” come from?

cornuto (Latin) comes from Latin cornutus, from Latin cornu, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

cornuto (Latin): dative masculine singular of cornūtus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of cornūtus; dative...

Ancestry of “cornuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincornutushorned, having horns; cuckolded
2Latincornua horn, antler; a tusk; the horns of the moon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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