Etymology

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Latin corōnātus
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coronate · verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcorōnātus“crowned”
  2. English todaycoronate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.

coronate · adjective2

  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcoronātus
  2. English todaycoronate

Borrowed from New Latin coronātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

coronate · adjective3

  1. Latin · derived fromcorōnātus“wearing a crown, crowned”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcoronat(e)
  3. English todaycoronate

From Middle English coronat(e), borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“wearing a crown, crowned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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