Where does “korelwyn” come from?
korelwyn (Cornish) comes from Cornish korel, from English Coral, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
korelwyn (Cornish): peach
Definitions
- peach
Ancestry of “korelwyn”, step by step
korelwyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish korel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | korel | coral |
| 2 | English | Coral | Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species |
| 3 | Old French | coral | — |
| 4 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |