Etymograph

English

Equuleus

Equuleus comes from Latin equuleus ‘colt, foal’, from equus ‘horse’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus ‘swift, quick’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequuleus‘colt, foal’
  6. EnglishtodayEquuleus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequuleus‘colt, foal’
  6. EnglishtodayEquuleus

Linked words

through Latin equus ‘horse’

zebra, equestrian, equine, 7 more

Today it means

name The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus / Equuleus

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