alces
Latin
noun
Definitions
- elk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family, l
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *algiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*algiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alcelaphus Latin
- bōs Latin
- elaphus Latin
- alce Italian
- alce Spanish, Castilian
- τραγέλαφος Ancient Greek
- ἐλάφινος Ancient Greek
- ἐλαφόβοσκον Ancient Greek
- ἔλαφος Ancient Greek
- *el- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁élḱis Proto-Indo-European
- *algiz Proto-Germanic
- älg Swedish
- elgr Old Norse
- elgur Icelandic
- ælgher Old Swedish
- *éləpʰos Proto-Hellenic