Etymology

cornu

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Today it means: A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn. Full definition →

Latin cornū
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcornū“horn”
  2. English todaycornu

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

Words from the same roots

Latincornū all →

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