Where does “unequine” come from?

unequine (English) comes from English equine, from Latin equinus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

unequine (English): Not equine

Definitions

  1. Not equine

Ancestry of “unequine”, step by step

unequine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English equine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishequineOf or relating to a horse or horses; Of or...
2Latinequinushorses; equine
3Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
4Proto-Italicekwoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu-