Where does “corn” come from?

corn (Old Irish) comes from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

corn (Old Irish): drinking horn, goblet; trumpet, horn; curl;...

Definitions

  1. drinking horn, goblet; trumpet, horn; curl;...

Ancestry of “corn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincornūhorn; antler
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “corn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →