English
coroniform
Coroniform comes from Latin corona ‘crown’, from Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-1‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνη1‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorona2‘crown’
- Englishtodaycoroniform2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin corona
- 2 Wiktionary, English coroniform
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-Wiktionary, Latin corona‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνηWiktionary, Latin corona‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoronaWiktionary, English coroniform‘crown’
- EnglishtodaycoroniformWiktionary, English coroniform
Formed from -iform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
share, short, across, card, cancer, screen, cross, shirt, circle, circuit, score, crucial, curve, scare, circus, skirt, circulation, curb, scar, scrutiny, shrine, carnival, crest, cancellation, circa, shear, shred, carnage, incarceration, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, shard, carnal, cirque, riddance, scorpion, crepe, 116 more
through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
through Latin corona ‘crown’
Today it means
adj Having the form of a crown or coronet.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “coroniform”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin corona. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / coroniform