Where does “Coral” come from?

Coral comes from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Coral (English): 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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Coral”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	coral	—
2	Latin	corallium	coral
3	Ancient Greek	κοράλλιον	coral
4	Ancient Greek	ἅλς	salt; brine; sea
5	Ancient Greek	-ῐος	belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Coral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →