Where does “cornee” come from?
cornee (Romanian) comes from French cornée, from French corné, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
cornee (Romanian): cornea
Definitions
- cornea
Ancestry of “cornee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cornée | feminine singular of corné; cornea |
| 2 | French | corné | horny; past participle of corner |
| 3 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |