Where does “pony” come from?
Pony comes from Scots powny, from Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus meaning "young animal," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European polH- and peh₂w-.
pony (English): A small horse; specifically, any of several small...
Definitions
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small...
Ancestry of “pony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 2 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 3 | Middle English | cow | Alternative form of cou |
| 4 | Old English | cū | cow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | — |
Words derived from “pony”