Where does “alcornoque” come from?

alcornoque (Portuguese) comes from Mozarabic *alqurnúq, from Latin quernus, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

alcornoque (Portuguese): tree of the fagaceae family (Quercus suber) from which cork is extracted

Definitions

  1. tree of the fagaceae family (Quercus suber) from which cork is extracted

Ancestry of “alcornoque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mozarabic*alqurnúq—
2Latinquernusof oak, oaken
3LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
4Proto-Italickʷerkus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus →