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Where does “eques” come from?

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

eques (Latin): A horseman, cavalryman, rider; A knight; an...

Definitions

  1. A horseman, cavalryman, rider; A knight; an...

Ancestry of “eques”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
2Proto-Italicekwoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “eques”

  • equestrian
  • eques
  • equestrianism
  • nonequestrian
  • equestrianship
  • equestrianess
  • equestrianly
  • adequito
  • equitatus
  • equitans
  • equitaturus
  • equitulus
  • equester
  • equestris
  • abequitans
  • adequitans
  • abequito
  • equito
  • circumequitans
  • circumequitaturus
  • circumequitatus
  • circumequitandus
  • equitandus
  • circumequito
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