Etymograph

English

equitant

Equitant comes from Latin equitans ‘riding’, from equitō ‘to ride on horseback’, 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‘horse’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeques‘horseman’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequitō‘to ride on horseback’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequitans‘riding’present participle of equitō
  8. Englishtodayequitant

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. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEeques‘horseman’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequitō‘to ride on horseback’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequitans‘riding’present participle of equitō
  8. Englishtodayequitant

Linked words

through Latin equus ‘horse’

zebra, equine, 6 more

through Latin eques ‘horseman’

equestrian, 2 more

Today it means

adj Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus / equitant

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