Etymograph

English

coronis

Coronis comes from Latin corōnis ‘coronis, colophon’, from Ancient Greek κορωνός ‘curved’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-1‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορωνός2‘curved’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορωνίς3korōnís‘crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōnis3‘coronis, colophon’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1592–1670coronis3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κορωνός
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κορωνίς
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English coronis
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1592–1670, : Bishop John Hacket, D.D.: “The coronis of this matter is thus ; some…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κορωνός‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορωνόςWiktionary, Ancient Greek κορωνίς‘curved’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορωνίςWiktionary, English coroniskorōnís‘crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōnisWiktionary, English coronis‘coronis, colophon’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1592–1670coronisWiktionary, English coronis. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1592–1670, : Bishop John Hacket, D.D.: “The coronis of this matter is thus ; some…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’

share, short, card, across, 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, crepe, scorpion, 117 more

through Latin corōnis ‘coronis, colophon’

cornice

Today it means

noun A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “coronis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek κορωνός, Ancient Greek κορωνίς. 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- / coronis

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