Where does “corbeau” come from?
corbeau (Middle French) comes from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, 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.
corbeau (Middle French): crow
Definitions
- crow
Ancestry of “corbeau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | corbel | crow |
| 2 | Late Latin | corbellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |