Sunday, 13 November 2022

How the Latin language influenced English with the word 'corolla'

'Corolla' is a word borrowed from Latin 'corolla'. The word entered the English language some time around 1753.


corolla [noun] [circa 1753]
The part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth
See 'corolla' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of 'corona'
See more loan words from 1700s.


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