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Where does “cornette” come from?

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

cornette (Middle English): Alternative form of cornet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cornet

Ancestry of “cornette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcornetA cornet; A triangle-shaped slice of bread
2Old Frenchcornet—
3Latincornū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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