Where does “zebra” come from?
zebra (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, 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.
zebra (Portuguese): zebra
Ancestry of “zebra”, step by step
Words derived from “zebra”