English
corolla
Corolla comes from Latin corōlla ‘small garland, chaplet or wreath’, from Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνη‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōna‘garland, chaplet, wreath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōlla‘small garland, chaplet or wreath’diminutive of corōna
- Englishearliest quotation 1974corolla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνη‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōna‘garland, chaplet, wreath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōlla‘small garland, chaplet or wreath’diminutive of corōna
- Englishearliest quotation 1974corolla
Earliest quotation: 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur: “Our wet fingers touched and we formed a circle…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
share, short, card, across, cancer, screen, cross, shirt, circle, circuit, score, crucial, curve, scare, circus, skirt, carnival, circulation, curb, scar, scrutiny, shrine, crest, circa, cancellation, shear, incarceration, shred, carnage, raffle, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, scorpion, shard, circulate, carnal, cirque, riddance, crepe, 117 more
through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
through Latin corōna ‘garland, chaplet, wreath’
crown, coronation, coronary, tosh, coroner, corona, krona, coronet, 13 more
Today it means
noun The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / corolla