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Where does “corallin” come from?

corallin (French) comes from Latin corallinus, 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.

Ancestry of “corallin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorallinus—
2Latincoralliumcoral
3Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “corallin”

  • coralline
  • noncoralline
  • corallinite
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