Where does “equivorous” come from?

equivorous (English) comes from Latin vorāre, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

equivorous (English): Feeding on horseflesh

Definitions

  1. Feeding on horseflesh

Ancestry of “equivorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāre—
2Latinvorōto devour; to eat greedily
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →