cervus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- deer, stag
- (by extension) forked stakes
- (military) cheval de frise
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱerh₂-
Gloss
horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elkhart English
- Elkhart Lake English
- hart English
- hartshorn English
- hartwort English
- capra Latin
- carina Latin
- cerebellum Latin
- cerebrum Latin
- cernuus Latin
- cervarius Latin
- cervia Latin
- cervicapra Latin
- cervinus Latin
- cervix Latin
- cervīcem Latin
- cervīx, cervix, cervīcem Latin
- cornū Latin
- Cervidi Italian
- cervia Italian
- cervide Italian
- cervino Italian
- cervo Italian
- cornare Italian
- cerf French
- серна Russian
- cervato Spanish, Castilian
- ciervo Spanish, Castilian
- cérvido Spanish, Castilian
- κάρυον Ancient Greek
- κέρας Ancient Greek
- κεράννυμι Ancient Greek
- κεραυνός Ancient Greek
- κεραός Ancient Greek
- κορυφαῖος Ancient Greek
- κρατήρ Ancient Greek
- *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *kerud- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱorh₂u Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱr̥h₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- cervo Portuguese
- *hersô Proto-Germanic
- *herutaz Proto-Germanic
- *hirzniją Proto-Germanic
- *hurnijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hurną Proto-Germanic
- heorot Old English
- शिर Sanskrit
- शीर्षन् Sanskrit
- hert Middle English
- *korva Proto-Slavic
- cerf Old French
- cérvol Catalan, Valencian
- पंच Hindi
- cervo Galician
- cerb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cerbar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- سر Persian
- سرنا Persian
- Cervidae Translingual
- cervo Ido
- chèr Norman
- cervo Old Portuguese
- *Cerno-on-os Proto-Celtic
- *karnos Proto-Celtic
- *kerati Proto-Celtic
- *ćarHabʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ćr̥Has Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ćr̥Hwa- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- tserbu Aromanian
- *kerazrom Proto-Italic
- *krās Proto-Italic
- *krāzrō Proto-Italic
- ciervu Asturian
- cierf Friulian
- сьрна Old East Slavic
- cervu Sicilian
- 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 Middle Persian
- *tsera Proto-Albanian
- *tˢira Proto-Albanian
- *sarah- Proto-Iranian
- cerf Ladin
- *kerawós Proto-Hellenic
- kerpetis Old Prussian
- *śirˀšō bat-pro