Where does “equitant” come from?

equitant (English) comes from Latin equitans, from Latin equito, from Latin eques, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

equitant (English): Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback

Definitions

  1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback

Ancestry of “equitant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinequitansriding
2LatinequitoI ride on horseback; I skirmish, manoeuvre
3LatinequesA horseman, cavalryman, rider; A knight; an...
4Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
5Proto-Italicekwoshorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “equitant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Italic ekwos →