Proto-Indo-European

*HéHḱus

‘swift, quick’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus, most familiar first.

• zebra ← enzebro ← *eciferus ← equiferus ← ferus
• equestrian ← equester ← eques ← equus ← *ekwos
• equine ← equīnus ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos
• equitation ← equitātiōnem ← equitō ← eques ← equus
• eques ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos
• equuleus ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos
• equison ← equīsō ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos
• equitant ← equitans ← equitō ← eques ← equus
• equiphile ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos
• equinologist ← equīnus ← equus ← *ekwos ← *h₁éḱwos

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus