coriandrum

See also: Coriandrum

Latin

Alternative forms

• coriandron
• coriandrus f

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Sometimes said to be related to κόρις (koris), bedbug from the smell of the unripe fruit.

Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ha-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), and Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (ḫurium; huri'ānu).

Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ko.riˈan.drum/, [kɔ.ɾiˈan̪.d̪ɾʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.riˈan.drum/, [kɔ.riˈan̪.d̪rum]

Noun

coriandrum n (genitive coriandrī); second declension

1. coriander

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coriandrum	coriandra
Genitive	coriandrī	coriandrōrum
Dative	coriandrō	coriandrīs
Accusative	coriandrum	coriandra
Ablative	coriandrō	coriandrīs
Vocative	coriandrum	coriandra

Descendants

• Catalan: coriandre, celiandre
• Italian: coriandolo

• → Old French: coriandre
  • French: coriandre
    • → Romanian: coriandru
  • → Middle English: coriandre
    • English: coriander
• Galician: coandro, coriandro
• → Old High German: kullantar
  • Middle High German: koliander
    • German: Koriander
      • → Hungarian: koriander
• Portuguese: coentro
• Russian: кориа́ндр (koriándr)
• Sicilian: cugghiandru
• Spanish: cilantro
  • → English: cilantro
• → Spanish: coriandro
• Translingual: Coriandrum

References

• coriandrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• coriandrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette