Where does “quercus” come from?

quercus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercus (Latin): An oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...

Definitions

  1. An oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...

Ancestry of “quercus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷerkus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “quercus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →