Where does “equí” come from?
equí (Asturian) comes from Latin eccum hic, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
equí (Asturian): here
Ancestry of “equí”, step by step
equí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin eccum hic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | eccum hic | here |
| 2 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 3 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 4 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 6 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Latin equinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | equinus | horses; equine |
| 2 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
Words derived from “equí”