Etymology

cornage

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Today it means: A feudal tax levied on horned cattle. Full definition →

French cornage ← Latin cornū
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcornū“horn”
  2. French · borrowed fromcornage
  3. English todaycornage

Borrowed from French cornage, from Latin cornū (“horn”) + -age.

Words from the same roots

Latincornū all →

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