Where does “corvine” come from?
corvine (English) comes from Latin Corvinus, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
corvine (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or...
Ancestry of “corvine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Corvinus | corvine; of or pertaining to crows or ravens |
| 2 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |