English
cornu
Cornu comes from Latin cornū ‘horn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-‘horn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂ureconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kornū‘horn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcornū‘horn’
- Englishtodaycornu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-‘horn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂ureconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kornū‘horn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcornū‘horn’
- Englishtodaycornu
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘horn’
cheer, hart, cerebral, crater, grail, horn, migraine, carotid, procrastinate, cerebellum, cranium, keratin, cairn, cerebrum, rother, 50 more
through Proto-Italic *kornū ‘horn’
through Latin cornū ‘horn’
Today it means
noun A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / cornu