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Where does “cornut” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cornut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCornutus—
2Latincornū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cornut”

  • kornoet
  • kornuit
  • cornuut
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