cornupeta

Etymology 1
From. Used in the Latin Bible as a translation of (which occurs in the Torah only in the two verses of Exodus cited below). The formation of the Latin word may be influenced by, the translation used by the Septuagint, which is built on. (Although the Latin Vulgate was intended to be a translation from Hebrew rather than from Greek, Jerome was familiar with the Septuagint and with prior Latin translations based on it.)

Adjective

 * 1)  goring; thrusting or pushing with horns

Adjective