Etymology

cornelian

C3O1R1N1E1L1I1A1N1

Today it means: Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix. Full definition →

Old French corneline ← Medieval Latin cornus
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

cornelian · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcornus
  2. Old French · derived fromcorneline
  3. English todaycornelian

From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry).

Cornelian · adjective, noun2

  1. French · derived fromcornélien
  2. English todayCornelian

From French cornélien.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.