Where does “cornet” come from?

cornet (Middle English) comes from Old French cornet, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cornet (Middle English): A cornet; A triangle-shaped slice of bread

Definitions

  1. A cornet; A triangle-shaped slice of bread

Ancestry of “cornet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcornet—
2Latincornūhorn; antler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cornet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Old French cornet →