Etymograph

English

equestrian

Equestrian comes from Latin equester ‘of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry’, from equus ‘horse’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeques‘horseman, cavalryman, rider’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequester‘of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1973equestrian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeques‘horseman, cavalryman, rider’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequester‘of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1973equestrian

Earliest quotation: 1973, Alfred W. Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: “The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the…”

Linked words

through Latin equus ‘horse’

zebra, equine, 7 more

Today it means

adj Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- / equestrian

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