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Where does “Corydon” come from?

Corydon comes from Ancient Greek κόρυδος, a type of lark or crested bird.

Ancestry of “Corydon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόρυδοςcrested lark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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