Where does “zebrallo” come from?
zebrallo (Italian) comes from Italian zebra, 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.
zebrallo (Italian): zorse, zebrula
Definitions
- zorse, zebrula
Ancestry of “zebrallo”, step by step
zebrallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian zebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 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 |