Etymology

coronilla

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Today it means: Any of the genus Coronilla of plants related to clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets. Full definition →

New Latin coronilla ← Latin corona
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcorona“crown”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromcoronilla
  3. English todaycoronilla

From New Latin coronilla, from Latin corona (“crown”) + Spanish -illa.

Words from the same roots

Latincorona all →

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