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Where does “corne” come from?

corne (Middle French) comes from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “corne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcornehorn
2Vulgar Latincornahorn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative...
3Latincornuanominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of...
4Latincornū—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “corne”

  • cornette
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