eques
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A horseman, rider
- A knight
- (Late Latin) knight
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (swift, horse).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eḱ-
Gloss
swift, horse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
馬
Emoji
🎠 🏇 🐴 🦓
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- equestrianism English
- hippo- English
- equester Latin
- equiso Latin
- equito Latin
- equīnus Latin
- equīsō Latin
- эквит Russian
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ὠκύπους Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁eḱ-, *h₁oh₁ḱús Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁éḱwos Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱas- Proto-Indo-European