From Latin corvus ( “ crow ” ) , named for the resemblance to a crow's beak.
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From Proto-Italic * korwos , from Proto-Indo-European * ḱorh₂wós , from a root * ḱorh₂- ( “ crow, raven ” ) , imitative of harsh sounds; see cornīx ( “ crow ” ) for more. The word has been decomposed as from * ḱer- (compare Latin crepō ( “ to creak, crack ” ) , Sanskrit कृपते ( kṛ́pate , “ he laments, implores ” ) ) + * -wós (whence Latin -vus ).
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