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Where does “κορώνη” come from?

κορώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

κορώνη (Ancient Greek): a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; crow;...

Definitions

  1. a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; crow;...

Ancestry of “κορώνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “κορώνη”

  • crown
  • Crown
  • coronary
  • coronation
  • corollary
  • coronal
  • corona
  • coronet
  • corolla
  • coronavirus
  • kroner
  • intracoronary
  • krone
  • krona
  • carrel
  • crownless
  • coronae
  • crowneth
  • coronally
  • noncoronary
  • coronagraph
  • aortocoronary
  • bicoronal
  • crownest
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