Etymology of "Cornelian".
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Posted by: Stefany 07/17/2002, 11:49:52 Edit

Jamey our etymological dictionaries say nothing about cherries! Maybe the fruit were named after the stone they resemble? I learned that the "Corn-" part of the root concerns the resemblance to the substance Horn, (think of cornucopia, or capricorn, or unicorn!) Stefany

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Re: Etymology of "Cornelian". --- Beadman ( 07/22/2002, 20:07:14 ) ( 1215 bytes )