English
ephippium
Ephippium comes from Latin ephippium ‘saddlecloth’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐφίππιονephíppion
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEephippium‘saddlecloth’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐφίππιονephíppion
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEephippium‘saddlecloth’
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of ἐπῐ́ ‘on, upon’ + ἵππος ‘horse’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- ‘to grab, snatch, get’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ ‘on, upon’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’
Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos ‘horse’
Ancient Greek ἵππος ‘horse’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον
Today it means
noun A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον / ephippium