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Where does “ekwos” come from?

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

ekwos (Proto-Italic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ekwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ekwos”

  • equestrian
  • equine
  • zebra
  • zebrafish
  • eques
  • equestrianism
  • equisetum
  • Equuleus
  • nonequestrian
  • zebrawood
  • zebralike
  • equinity
  • equestrianship
  • zebrin
  • zebrine
  • nonequine
  • zebroid
  • equinal
  • equinely
  • equinism
  • zebraic
  • equinophobia
  • equisetaceous
  • equestrianly
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