Where does “cebra” come from?

cebra (Leonese) comes from Spanish zebra, from Old Spanish ezebra, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

cebra (Leonese): zebras

Definitions

  1. zebras

Ancestry of “cebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishzebraObsolete spelling of cebra
2Old Spanishezebra—
3Vulgar Latineciferusfool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse
4Latinequiferuswild horse
5Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
6Proto-Italicekwoshorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Italic ekwos →