Etymograph

English

corvus

Corvus comes from Latin corvus ‘crow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂wósreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korwosreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvus‘crow’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂wósreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korwosreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvus‘crow’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *korwos

curve, curb, 19 more

Today it means

noun A hooked ram for destroying walls.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós / corvus

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