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Where does “Cervus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cervus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincervusdeer, stag; forked stakes; cheval de frise
2Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
3Proto-Italic-ā—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Cervus”

  • Cervinae
  • Cervidae
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