Etymograph

English

corvine

Corvine comes from Latin corvus ‘crow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂wós1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korwos1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvus1‘crow’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvīnus2
  6. Englishtodaycorvine2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin corvinus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English corvine

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-Wiktionary, Latin corvinusreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂wósWiktionary, Latin corvinusreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korwosWiktionary, Latin corvinusreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvusWiktionary, Latin corvinus‘crow’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorvīnusWiktionary, English corvine
  6. EnglishtodaycorvineWiktionary, English corvine

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-

crown, coronation, corona, tosh, coroner, krona, coronet, corniche, 10 more

through Proto-Italic *korwos

curve, curb, 18 more

through Latin corvus ‘crow’

corvus, 3 more

Today it means

adj Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “corvine”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin corvinus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- / corvine

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