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Where does “cervus” come from?

cervus (Latin) comes from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “cervus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
2Proto-Italic-ā—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “cervus”

  • Cervantes
  • cervine
  • hircocervus
  • cervicide
  • cervinus
  • cervina
  • cervarius
  • cervicapra
  • Cervantes
  • ciervo
  • cervo
  • cervone
  • cervino
  • cervicapre
  • cerf
  • cervo
  • Cervus
  • Cervinae
  • Cervidae
  • cervo
  • ciervu
  • cerbar
  • cerb
  • cervo
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