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Where does “cornet” come from?
cornet (Old French) comes from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “cornet”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
cornū
horn; antler
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱerh₂-
head, top; horn
Words derived from “cornet”
cornet
cornetist
cornetcy
cornett
cornettist
cornetfish
coirnéad
cornet
cornette
corneter
sea cornet
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