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Etymology of the English word cornetfish

the English word cornetfish
derived from the English word cornet
derived from the Old French word cornet
derived from the Old French word corn
derived from the Old French word corne
derived from the Latin word corna
derived 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)
derived from the English word fish
derived from the English word fisc
derived from the French word fisc
derived from the Latin word fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fiskaz

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