Cervin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Servin, from Old French Selvin, from Late Latin mōns (“mountain”) silvanus (“wooded”). The first letter was changed to a C when Genevan geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure confused the name with French cerf (“deer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛʁ.vɛ̃/

Proper noun

Cervin m

  1. Matterhorn

References

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