Where does “cornicul” come from?

cornicul (Romanian) comes from Latin corniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

cornicul (Romanian): corniculum

Definitions

  1. corniculum

Ancestry of “cornicul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincorniculumA little horn; A horn-shaped ornament on the...
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin corniculum →