onager

Dutch (Brabantic)

/oːˈnaː.ɣər/

noun

Definitions

onager, Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus
(historical) onager Roman torsion catapult

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin onager (wild ass) derived from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (wild ass, large siege engine).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὄναγρος

Gloss

wild ass, large siege engine

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Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

onager Latin
onagro Italian
ἄγριος Ancient Greek
ὀνάγρινος Ancient Greek
ὄναγρος Ancient Greek
ὄνος Ancient Greek
*h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European
onager Old French