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Where does the word "corona" come from? It comes from Latin corona, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
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Where does the word "corona" come from? It comes from Latin corona, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
Corona’s story begins in Latin: corona meant “crown.” From Greek 'korōnē', something curved. It reached English by 1650s as corona. The solar corona; coronaviruses were named in 1968 for their crown-like spikes. Today, corona means the ring of light around the sun.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient corona "crown", from Greek 'korōnē', something curved.
- Stage 2 · English · 1650s corona "halo", the solar corona; coronaviruses were named in 1968 for their crown-like spikes.