1. Etymology of the English word corn
the English word
cornderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gr₀ə-no-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kurnamDerivations in English
conacre,
cornball,
corncrib,
corned,
cornflag,
cornflower,
cornhole,
cornhouse,
cornmeal,
broomcorn,
corncob,
cornhusk,
cornrow,
cornstalk,
cornstarch,
cornstick,
cornhusker,
cornhusking,
cornfed,
barleycorn,
cornfield,
corny,
curn,
peppercorn,
corncockle,
corningCognates
Catalan
corbmari, Danish
kormoran, Dutch
grein, Dutch
koren, English
cormorant, English
grain, French
cormoran, French
graine, French
grain, German
Gran, German
Kormoran, Icelandic
korn, Italian
grano, Latin
granum, Portuguese
grão, Portuguese
corvomarinho, Spanish
grano, Swedish
gran, Swedish
kornUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word corn
derived from the English word
cornderived from the Old French word
cornederived from the Latin word
cornaderived from the Latin word
cornua (horns)
derived from the Latin word
cornu (horn; horn; hoof; beak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the Latin word
cornum (cornel berry, cherry, fruit of cornelian cherry tree; horn; hoof; beak)
Derivations in English
cornificationUsage
Word found in
