From Latin 'corona' (crown) — originally an officer protecting the Crown's financial interests, including seizing felons' property.
An official who investigates deaths, especially those that are violent, sudden, or suspicious.
From Anglo-Norman 'corouner,' from Latin 'corona' (crown). A coroner was originally the 'keeper of the pleas of the Crown' — a royal officer who protected the king's financial interests, including investigating deaths because the Crown could seize the property of felons. Key roots: corona (Latin: "crown, wreath").
A coroner investigates deaths because the king wanted money. The original coroner ('crowner') was a Crown officer who ensured the king collected fines, taxes, and property from criminal cases. If someone was murdered, the Crown could seize the murderer's assets. Investigating death was a financial operation