Etymology

corniculum

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Today it means: A small horn-like part or process. Full definition →

Latin corniculum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcorniculum“little horn”
  2. English todaycorniculum

Borrowed from Latin corniculum (“little horn”).

Words from the same roots

Latincorniculum all →

cornicle

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