English
corollary
Corollary comes from Late Latin corōllārium ‘money paid for a garland’, from corōna ‘crown’, 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’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcorōna‘crown’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEcorōlla‘small garland’diminutive of corōna
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEcorōllārium‘money paid for a garland’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978corollary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcorōna‘crown’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEcorōlla‘small garland’diminutive of corōna
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEcorōllārium‘money paid for a garland’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978corollary
Earliest quotation: 1978, 1976, Leszek Kołakowski: “[…] he was indeed of the opinion that the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
short, across, share, cancer, screen, card, cross, shirt, circle, circuit, score, crucial, curve, circus, skirt, scare, circulation, curb, scrutiny, shrine, carnival, crest, circa, scar, cancellation, shred, incarceration, shear, raffle, carnage, shrewd, crux, scorpion, circulate, carcinoma, cirque, riddance, crepe, shard, carnal, 117 more
through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
crowning, coronary, coronal, 11 more
through Late Latin corōna ‘crown’
crown, coronation, coroner, corona, tosh, coronet, krona, 14 more
Today it means
noun A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / corollary