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cornelian

Meaningcornel cherry

Common meaning: reddish-brown variety of chalcedony

Journey through time

  1. Latincornum‘cornel cherry’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftscornel cherry → red gemstonecornaline‘red gemstone’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsred gemstone → reddish-brown variety of chalcedonycornelian‘reddish-brown variety of chalcedony’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin cornum ‘cornel cherry’.

Source words

  • cornum Latin · source word “cornel cherry”

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