myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of tricornis

Etymology of the Latin word tricornis

the Latin word tricornis

derived from the Latin word cornu (horn; horn; hoof; beak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

using the Latin prefix tri-

derived from the Classical Latin word tres (three)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trei-

using the Latin suffix -cornis

English tricorn, French tricorne, Italian tricorne, Portuguese tricorne, Spanish tricorne