Etymograph

English

equiphile

Equiphile comes from Latin equus ‘horse’, and goes back to 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‘horse’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2020equiphile

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‘horse’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2020equiphile

Earliest quotation: 2020, Ben Goldfarb, Birds and Horses and Eels, Oh My! New Books About Animals: “Unless you’re the kind of equiphile who grew up…”

Linked words

through Latin equus ‘horse’

zebra, equestrian, equine, 6 more

Today it means

noun One who loves horses.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus / equiphile

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