Etymology of the English word cormorant
the English word
cormorantderived from the Old French word
cormarengderived from the Old French word
corpderived from the Latin word
corvus (military engine; grappling iron; surgical instrument; raven; cormorant)
derived from the Old French word
cormorantderived from the Old French word
corpderived from the Latin word
corvus (military engine; grappling iron; surgical instrument; raven; cormorant)
Date
The earliest known usage of cormorant in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
corbmari, Danish
kormoran, Dutch
grein, Dutch
koren, English
grain, English
corn, French
cormoran, French
graine, French
grain, German
Gran, German
Kormoran, Icelandic
korn, Italian
grano, Latin
granum, Portuguese
grão, Portuguese
corvomarinho, Spanish
grano, Swedish
gran, Swedish
kornUsage
Word found in Modern English
