Where does “cebra” come from?

cebra (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): zebra

Definitions

  1. zebra

Ancestry of “cebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishezebra—
2Vulgar Latineciferusfool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse
3Latinequiferuswild horse
4Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
5Proto-Italicekwoshorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “cebra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Italic ekwos →