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coronet

The origin and history of coronet.

Etymology

It comes from Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, a diminutive of corone ("crown"), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, "a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown").

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