English
coronule
Coronule comes from Latin coronula ‘the ornament on a mitre’, from corona ‘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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorona‘crown’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoronula‘the ornament on a mitre’diminutive of corona
- Englishtodaycoronule
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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorona‘crown’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoronula‘the ornament on a mitre’diminutive of corona
- Englishtodaycoronule
Formed from corona + -ule
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘type of crown’
Latin corōna ‘crown’
English corona
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
share, short, across, card, cancer, screen, cross, shirt, circuit, score, circle, crucial, curve, scare, circus, skirt, carnival, curb, scar, scrutiny, shrine, circulation, crest, cancellation, circa, shear, shred, carnage, incarceration, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, circulate, shard, raffle, carnal, cirque, riddance, crepe, scorpion, 117 more
through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
through Latin corona ‘crown’
Today it means
noun A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / coronule