Etymology

coronal

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Today it means: Relating to a crown or coronation. Full definition →

Middle English coronal ← Anglo-Norman corona ← Latin corōnālis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekκορώνη (korṓnē)
  3. Latincorōna
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Latincorōnālis
  7. Anglo-Normancorona
  8. Middle Englishcoronal
  9. English todaycoronal

From Middle English coronal, from Anglo-Norman coronal, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“a crown”).

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