Where does “coralline” come from?

Coralline derives from French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, ultimately from Ancient Greek κόρη, traced to Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

coralline (English): Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling...

Definitions

Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling...

Ancestry of “coralline”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coralline”

noncoralline
corallinite

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