Where does “circumequitandus” come from?
circumequitandus (Latin) comes from Latin circumequito, from Latin equito, from Latin eques, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
Ancestry of “circumequitandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | circumequito | I ride around on horseback |
| 2 | Latin | equito | I ride on horseback; I skirmish, manoeuvre |
| 3 | Latin | eques | A horseman, cavalryman, rider; A knight; an... |
| 4 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |