Where does “corner ston” come from?
corner ston (Middle English) comes from Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
corner ston (Middle English): A cornerstone; a keystone
Definitions
- A cornerstone; a keystone
Ancestry of “corner ston”, step by step
corner ston traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English corner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | corner | A corner or angle; an intersection of two objects... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | cornere | — |
| 3 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Middle English ston
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 2 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 3 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Latin lapis angularis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapis angularis | — |