English
coronule
Coronule comes from Latin coronula ‘the ornament on a mitre’, from corona ‘crown’, 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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoronula2‘the ornament on a mitre’diminutive of corona
- Englishtodaycoronule2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin corona
- 2 Wiktionary, English coronule
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 coronule‘crown’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoronulaWiktionary, English coronule‘the ornament on a mitre’diminutive of corona
- EnglishtodaycoronuleWiktionary, English coronule
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
share, short, across, card, cancer, screen, cross, shirt, circuit, score, circle, crucial, curve, scare, circus, skirt, carnival, curb, scar, scrutiny, shrine, circulation, crest, cancellation, circa, shear, shred, carnage, incarceration, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, circulate, shard, raffle, carnal, cirque, riddance, crepe, scorpion, 116 more
through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater’
through Latin corona ‘crown’
Today it means
noun A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “coronule”; 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- / coronule