Where does “cervus” come from?

cervus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cervus (Latin): deer, stag; forked stakes; cheval de frise

Definitions

  1. deer, stag; forked stakes; cheval de frise

Ancestry of “cervus”, step by step

cervus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic *kerwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kerwosdeer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂wós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂wós—

Words derived from “cervus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *kerwos →