Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “sebra” come from?

sebra (Swedish) comes from Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus — swift.

sebra (Swedish): Alternative spelling of zebra

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of zebra

Ancestry of “sebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishzebrazebra
2Italianzebrazebra; zebra crossing
3Portuguesezebrazebra
4Old Portugueseenzebro—
5Old Portuguesecebrario—
6Vulgar Latineciferusfool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse
7Latinequiferuswild horse
8Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
9Proto-Italicekwoshorse
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →