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Epona
Epona comes from Gaulish epos ‘horse’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ekʷos‘horse’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEepos‘horse’
- EnglishtodayEpona
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ekʷos‘horse’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEepos‘horse’
- EnglishtodayEpona
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘stallion, horse’
Today it means
name In Gallo-Roman religion, a goddess of fertility and protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos / Epona