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