English word crown comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) κορώνη, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) corone (Crown (decoration for the head).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| κορώνη | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| corona | Latin (lat) | Crown. Garland, chaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead. |
| corone | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Crown (decoration for the head). |
| coroune | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| crown | English (en) | (board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.. (firearms) To widen the opening of the barrel.. (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.. (military) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.. (nautical) To lay the ends [...] |