Etymology of the English word coral
the English word
coralderived from the Old French word
coralderived from the Classical Latin word
corallium (coral)
derived from the Greek word
korallion, κοράλλιον
Date
The earliest known usage of coral in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
hydrocoral,
coralroot,
coralberryCognates
Dutch
koral, French
corail, German
Koralle, Icelandic
kórall, Italian
corallo, Norwegian
korall, Spanish
coral, Swedish
korallUsage
Word found in Modern English
