English
kern
Kern comes from French carne ‘corner’, and goes back to Latin cardō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcardō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcardinem
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarne‘corner’
- Englishearliest quotation 1856kern
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcardō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcardinem
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarne‘corner’
- Englishearliest quotation 1856kern
Earliest quotation: 1856, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Odd Fellows' Literary Casket: “A few types have a portion of the face…”
Linked words
through Latin cardō
Today it means
noun Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin cardō / kern