Where does “Cornu de Jos” come from?
Cornu de Jos (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “Cornu de Jos”, step by step
Cornu de Jos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Romanian corn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | corn | horn; cornel, European cornel, "Cornus mas";... |
| 2 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |