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Where does “corallium” come from?

corallium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

corallium (Latin): coral

Definitions

  1. coral

Ancestry of “corallium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “corallium”

  • coral
  • Coral
  • kraal
  • coralline
  • corallite
  • kraalhead
  • coralloid
  • coralligenous
  • coralberry
  • corallin
  • octocoral
  • coralroot
  • coraled
  • coralliform
  • coralfish
  • corally
  • coralliferous
  • noncoral
  • hexacoral
  • coralise
  • corallinite
  • corallaceous
  • coralize
  • coraller
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