Corona
/kəˈroʊ.nə/noun
A crown; by extension, a ring-shaped halo or the outer atmosphere of the Sun.
Did you know?In Latin, *corona* could also mean a garland or wreath, and the same root helped shape words for circular, crown-like forms in science and anatomy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to turn, bend, curve”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κορώνη (korōnē)
“a curved object, wreath, or crow”
Latin
Latin
corona
“a crown, garland, or wreath”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
corona
“a halo or crown-like ring”
Old French
Old French
corone
“crown”
Middle English
English
coroune / corone
“a crown”