Where does “zébrule” come from?
zébrule (French) comes from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos — swift.
zébrule (French): zorse
Definitions
- zorse
Ancestry of “zébrule”, step by step
zébrule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French zèbre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | zèbre | zebra; guy, chap; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 6 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 7 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |