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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—
2Latinvorō—
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →