Coronal
/ˈkɔːrənəl/noun
Relating to a crown, or arranged around something like a crown.
Did you know?In medieval Latin, coronal could mean something crown-shaped, and the same crown-root also powers words for laurel wreaths, coronations, and the blazing solar corona.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ker-
“to bend, turn, or make a horned/curved shape”
Ancient Greek
Greek
korōnē
“a curved object; a wreath or crown”
Latin
Latin
corona
“a crown, garland, or wreath”
Late Latin
Latin
coronalis
“pertaining to a crown”
Middle English
English
coronal
“crown-shaped; pertaining to a crown”
Modern English
English
coronal
“relating to a crown or crown-like structure”
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