Where does “panulukang-bato” come from?
panulukang-bato (Tagalog) comes from English cornerstone, from Middle English corner ston, from Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū — head, top; horn.
panulukang-bato (Tagalog): cornerstone
Definitions
- cornerstone
Ancestry of “panulukang-bato”, step by step
panulukang-bato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cornerstone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cornerstone | A stone forming the base at the corner of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | corner ston | A cornerstone; a keystone |
| 3 | Middle English | corner | A corner or angle; an intersection of two objects... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | cornere | — |
| 5 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 8 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |