Etymology of the English word kerning
the English word
kerningusing the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
kernderived from the North French word
carnederived from the Latin word
cardo (hinge; pole, axis)
derived from the Classical Latin word
carduus (thistle; prickly bur, seed-vessel)
derived from the Middle Irish word
ceithernderived from the North French word
carnederived from the Latin word
cardo (hinge; pole, axis)
derived from the Classical Latin word
carduus (thistle; prickly bur, seed-vessel)
derived from the English word
kernderived from the Middle Irish word
cethernUsage
Word found in Modern English
