Latin

equus

‘horse’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin equus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin equus, most familiar first.

• zebra ← enzebro ← *eciferus ← equiferus ← ferus
• equestrian ← equester ← eques
• equine ← equīnus
• equitation ← equitātiōnem ← equitō ← eques
• eques
• equuleus
• equison ← equīsō
• equitant ← equitans ← equitō ← eques
• equiphile
• equinologist ← equīnus

Etymograph / Latin equus