Etymology of the French word cormoran

Date

The earliest known usage of cormoran in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in other languages

Spanish cormorán

Cognates

Catalan corbmari, Danish kormoran, Dutch grein, Dutch koren, English cormorant, English grain, English corn, French graine, French grain, German Gran, German Kormoran, Icelandic korn, Italian grano, Latin granum, Portuguese grão, Portuguese corvomarinho, Spanish grano, Swedish gran, Swedish korn