Where does “cornist” come from?

cornist (Romanian) comes from French corniste, from French cor, from Old French cor, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cornist (Romanian): hornist

Definitions

  1. hornist

Ancestry of “cornist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcornistehornist person who plays the horn
2Frenchcorhorn; corn
3Old Frenchcorhorn
4Latincornūhorn; antler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin cornū →Every word from Old French cor →