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Where does “κορωνίς” come from?

κορωνίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κορωνός, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

κορωνίς (Ancient Greek): something crook-beaked or curved; anything curved...

Definitions

  1. something crook-beaked or curved; anything curved...

Ancestry of “κορωνίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκορωνόςcurved, crooked
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “κορωνίς”

  • cornice
  • corniche
  • corniced
  • coronis
  • cornicework
  • uncorniced
  • coronis
  • incorniciare
  • incorniciabile
  • corniciatura
  • corniciaio
  • scorniciare
  • incorniciatura
  • cornice
  • cornicione
  • corniche
  • Karnische
  • cornija
  • karnis
  • karnisok
  • cornís
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