Etymology

cornucopia

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Today it means: A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions. Full definition →

Latin cornūcōpia ← Proto-Italic *opis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Italic*kornū
  4. Latincornū
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latinco-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  11. Proto-Italic*opis
  12. Latinops
  13. Latincōps
  14. Latincōpia
  15. Latincornūcōpia
  16. English todaycornucopia

Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia.

Words from the same roots

Latincornūcōpia all →

horn of plenty

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