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Where does “circumequito” come from?

circumequito (Latin) comes from Latin equito, from Latin eques, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

circumequito (Latin): I ride around on horseback

Definitions

  1. I ride around on horseback

Ancestry of “circumequito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinequitoI ride on horseback; I skirmish, manoeuvre
2LatinequesA horseman, cavalryman, rider; A knight; an...
3Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
4Proto-Italicekwoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “circumequito”

  • circumequitans
  • circumequitaturus
  • circumequitatus
  • circumequitandus
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