Etymology

cornification

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Today it means: Conversion into, or formation of, horn. Full definition →

Latin cornū
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcornū“horn”
  2. English todaycornification

From Latin cornū (“horn”) + -ification.

Words from the same roots

Latincornū all →

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