Etymology of the English word crowning
the English word
crowningderived from the English word
crownderived from the Old French word
coronederived from the Classical Latin word
corona (crown; crown; garland, wreath)
derived from the Greek word
korone, κορώνη
derived from the Greek word
koronos, κορωνός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
using the English suffix
-ingderived from the Anglo-Norman word
corounederived from the Classical Latin word
corona (crown; crown; garland, wreath)
derived from the Greek word
korone, κορώνη
derived from the Greek word
koronos, κορωνός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
