Where does “zebra” come from?
zebra (Swedish) comes from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos — swift.
zebra (Swedish): zebra
Definitions
- zebra
Ancestry of “zebra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 2 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 6 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 7 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
Words derived from “zebra”
- sebra
- seepra
- seepranuolimonni
- vuoriseepra
- seeprahiiri
- seeprakala
- seepramaija
- seepravälskäri
- seeprahai
- seeprahyppijä
- grevynseepra
- seepraraita
- seepramangusti
- seepraluhtakana
- seeprakirjoahven
- seepravuokkokala
- seepranuolikko
- seepramakrilli
- seeprapallokala
- seeprasarvihai
- seeprakotiloahven
- seeprasiipisimppu
- aroseepra
- böhminseepra