Where does “cervino” come from?
cervino (Italian) comes from Latin cervīnus, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
cervino (Italian): cervine; deer
Ancestry of “cervino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cervīnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | cervus | deer, stag; forked stakes; cheval de frise |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kerwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |