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cornea (n.)
late 14c., from Medieval Latin
cornea tela
"horny web or sheath," from Latin
cornu
(genitive
cornus
) "horn," from PIE
*ker-
(1) "horn; head, uppermost part of the body" (see
horn
(n.)). So called for its consistency. Related:
Corneal
.
