Etymology of the English word serval
the English word
servalderived from the French word
servalderived from the Late Latin word
cervalisderived from the Latin word
cervus (stag, deer; forked branches)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the Latin word
cerva (doe, hind; deer)
derived from the Portuguese word
cervalderived from the Portuguese word
ciervoderived from the Portuguese word
cervoDate
The earliest known usage of serval in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
