myEtymology.com: French etymology of serval

Etymology of the French word serval

the French word serval

derived from the Late Latin word cervalis

derived 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 cerval

derived from the Portuguese word ciervo

derived from the Portuguese word cervo

English serval, Italian servalo