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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—
2Latincornū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cornet”

  • cornet
  • cornetist
  • cornetfish
  • corneter
  • cornette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →