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

  1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small...

Ancestry of “pony”, step by step

pony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots powny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotspownypony
2Middle Frenchpoulenetlittle foal
3Latinpullanusyoung of an animal
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Italian pony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianponypony; pony express

Words derived from “pony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →